International Friendships

The Interpersonal Basis of a Worldwide Community

Buch | Hardcover

145 Seiten

2016 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4438-0136-2 (ISBN)

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This volume discusses theoretical and empirical issues concerning international interpersonal friendships and the influence of society and culture in the different contexts in which these friendships may be found, particularly in international migration and international education. Advances in communication technology and new social and economic scenarios have enabled closer contact between people from different countries and cultures. According to the United Nations, the total number of international migrants worldwide in 2015 was about 244 million people. This increase in international human contacts raises questions about how people relate with people from other countries and cultures. In a growing international context, international friendships are relevant not only as a source of satisfaction and happiness, but also as the basis for a peaceful cohabitation and cooperation between people from different origins. Beyond theoretical issues, empirical data on international friendships involving Latin American countries or citizens are included here, in themes such as international migration and international education. The Latin America population is expected to reach 625 million inhabitants by 2016, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Efforts to foster international friendships are discussed, as are perspectives of friendship as a factor for a better integration of human populations. The book will appeal to students and researchers in psychology and family studies, sociology, communication studies, Latin American studies, and anthropology.

Agnaldo Garcia obtained his Doctorate in Psychology from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Developmental Psychology and at the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil. He has already published more than 100 papers, book chapters and books, and is the founder and current editor-in-chief of Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships. He coordinates the International Center for Interpersonal Relationship Research, Brazil, and the International Scientific Psychology Network, which aims at promoting the advancement of Psychology in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries through international scientific cooperation. He has received financial support from the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Brazil, for more than a decade, receiving several research grants for scientific productivity.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.10.2018
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4438-0136-4 / 1443801364
ISBN-13	978-1-4438-0136-2 / 9781443801362
Zustand	Neuware