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Displaying all 8 Publications

Current search: 'Media', 'Liz Spencer' and '2005'

  1. Have friends become the new family? Familial settings extend beyond old definition of blood ties

    Ray Pahl, Liz Spencer, and David J. Pevalin

  2. Budding friendships fill out the family tree

    Ray Pahl, Liz Spencer, and David J. Pevalin

  3. The chosen: our friendships have become a rare constant in a dislocated world

    Ray Pahl and Liz Spencer

  4. The chosen: our friendships have become a rare constant in a dislocated world

    Ray Pahl and Liz Spencer

  5. A guide to the five ages of friendship

    Ray Pahl and Liz Spencer

  6. Mail rates mates

    Ray Pahl and Liz Spencer

  7. We all get by with a little help from 18 friends

    Ray Pahl and Liz Spencer

  8. A friend in need? Eighteen would be a lot better

    Ray Pahl and Liz Spencer

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