Discursive constructions of expressing intimacy between two heterosexual male friends
Date of Publication
2014
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Carell Ocampo
Defense Panel Member
Marie Rose Guanlao Henson
Abstract/Summary
Friendship is an important source of intimacy in people's lives (Fehr, 2004). Intimacy plays an important role in the relationship of being friends. The study aimed to focus on the social constructivist accounts of intimacy which argues that intimacy must be viewed in a relational context and that meaning of intimacy is negotiated through discourse. We used discourse analysis specifically Foucauldian Discourse Analysis to explore the meanings of emotional intimacy between two heterosexual male friends. Its purpose is to be able to focus on masculinity and its influences in emotional intimacy between male friends. The results showed that forming intimacy among male best friends undergoes through a gradual process of shared activities, level of comfort and self-disclosure.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU18408
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
xi, 99,, 4 unnumbered leaves ; 28 cm.
Recommended Citation
Cohamco, J. Y., Dela Paz, E. A., Dinglasan, L. A., & Manabat, D. V. (2014). Discursive constructions of expressing intimacy between two heterosexual male friends. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/12130
