The Stages of Friendship Formation

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D. Kelley Weisberg

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Friendship is a highly processual social relationship. As a process, it has a beginning, development, and oftentimes a termination. This paper will touch on the developmental stage of friendship formation under the generative condition when former friendships have been temporarily suspended because of cross-cultural relocating and the individual must thus make new friendships in a new setting.

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Weisberg, D. K. (2026). The Stages of Friendship Formation. Grounded Theory Review, 26, Article 20. Retrieved from https://groundedtheoryreview.org/index.php/gtr/article/view/527
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