talkin' 'bout Our Generation
Episode 29. The Science of Friendship
"The Science of Friendship" consults with one of the world's top experts on Friendship, Dr. Rebecca Adams, Professor of Sociology and Gerontology, Health and Human Sciences, University of North Carolina Greensboro. She has published 58 research papers on Friendship, and has been one of the major scholars pushing academia and government to look at fading friendship among older Americans as a serious problem.
This episode raises some challenging questions that affect many of us as we age:
What is a "friend?"
Are people in our lives true friends, or just people we know?
How do we make new friends?
How do we keep our old friendships alive?
What do we do when we lose our best friend?
Who are our closest friends? Why?
Is your husband or wife necessarily your best friend?
Why is it easier for women to make friends than for men?
What effect does money have on friendship?
How do we reach out and make younger friends?
, changing world out there.
