So, I've been reflecting on my past and present friendships. Based on my experience, it actually depended on each other's compatibility of views about friendship. In unavoidable contexts, friendship becomes an unavoidable necessity. In this case, some people have strong perspectives and that sets the tone for the actual group dynamic. In avoidable contexts, friendship mostly relies on common fulfillment of interest.

Best Classic: Carnegie, D. (1964). How to win friends and influence people. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Best Modern Educational: infed.org. (2013, May 9). Friendship theory: some philosophical and sociological themes – infed.org: Education, Community-Building and Change. https://infed.org/mobi/friendship-some-philosophical-and-sociological-themes/

Best Modern with Minimal Academic Credibility: Wikipedia contributors. (2020, August 8). Friendship. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship

Best Modern Casual: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/friends

Best Concise: friend. 2020. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved Aug 25, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friend

Anything else? What would be some good candidates for "Best Classic Academic" and "Best Modern Academic"?

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What psychological constructs best model friendships, and what are some common classic and contemporary academic literature on the subject?

So, I've been reflecting on my past and present friendships. Based on my experience, it actually depended on each other's compatibility of views about friendship. In unavoidable contexts, friendship becomes an unavoidable necessity. In this case, some people have strong perspectives and that sets the tone for the actual group dynamic. In avoidable contexts, friendship mostly relies on common fulfillment of interest.

Best Classic: Carnegie, D. (1964). How to win friends and influence people. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Best Modern Educational: infed.org. (2013, May 9). Friendship theory: some philosophical and sociological themes – infed.org: Education, Community-Building and Change. https://infed.org/mobi/friendship-some-philosophical-and-sociological-themes/

Best Modern with Minimal Academic Credibility: Wikipedia contributors. (2020, August 8). Friendship. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship

Best Modern Casual: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/friends

Anything else? What would be some good candidates for "Best Classic Academic" and "Best Modern Academic"?

You can also suggest entries for the filled out categories, and alternative categories are welcome. Your own explanation is very acceptable too.

So, I've been reflecting on my past and present friendships. Based on my experience, it actually depended on each other's compatibility of views about friendship. In unavoidable contexts, friendship becomes an unavoidable necessity. In this case, some people have strong perspectives and that sets the tone for the actual group dynamic. In avoidable contexts, friendship mostly relies on common fulfillment of interest.

Best Classic: Carnegie, D. (1964). How to win friends and influence people. New York: Simon and Schuster.

Best Modern Educational: infed.org. (2013, May 9). Friendship theory: some philosophical and sociological themes – infed.org: Education, Community-Building and Change. https://infed.org/mobi/friendship-some-philosophical-and-sociological-themes/

Best Modern with Minimal Academic Credibility: Wikipedia contributors. (2020, August 8). Friendship. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendship

Best Modern Casual: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/friends

Best Concise: friend. 2020. In Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved Aug 25, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/friend

Anything else? What would be some good candidates for "Best Classic Academic" and "Best Modern Academic"?

You can also suggest entries for the filled out categories, and alternative categories are welcome. Your own explanation is very acceptable too.