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Chapter 3 - Thriving Families and Friendships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2024

By
Dina von Heimburg  and
Ottar Ness
Edited by
Isaac Prilleltensky ,
Salvatore Di Martino ,
Michael Scarpa  and
Ottar Ness
Isaac Prilleltensky
Affiliation:
University of Miami
Salvatore Di Martino
Affiliation:
University of Bradford
Michael Scarpa
Affiliation:
University of Miami
Ottar Ness
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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Summary

Thriving families and friendships are close interpersonal relationships with significant impact on experiences of mattering and well-being across the lifespan. This chapter explores the social ecology of thriving through interpersonal relationships with family and friends. The focus is on how relationships are shaped by their types of constellations as well as interdependent processual, contextual, and political drivers. The chapter concludes that valuing families and friends as the basic units of thriving ultimately might have ripple effects on intergenerational solidarity and promote social cohesion and reciprocal support in the wider society.

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Well-beingclose interpersonal relationshipssocial supportsocial cohesionsocial justicewelfare
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How People Thrive
Promoting the Synergy of Wellness, Fairness, and Worthiness
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Print publication year: 2024

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