When your friend is a service provider, things can get complicated. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, a problem can lead to feelings of betrayal or empathy, depending on the circumstances.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2011
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New research from the University of Pennsylvania is challenging some longtime assumptions about why human beings seek and keep their friends, and it reveals a somewhat darker side to the very nature of friendship itself.
Social Sciences
Feb 7, 2011
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When Martin Luther King, Jr., dreamed of the day racial tensions would fade away, he envisioned a world where real connections and friendships could emerge across racial lines. In a similar way, a new book edited by University ...
Social Sciences
Jan 11, 2011
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A Facebook intern interested in seeing how political borders affect friendships around the globe has created a map of the world by sampling data from the social network's 500 million user base.
Internet
Dec 14, 2010
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Researchers at the University of Bath have found that heterosexual male students are more comfortable kissing their friends than ever before.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Race may not be as important as previously thought in determining who buddies up with whom, suggests a new UCLA–Harvard University study of American college students on the social networking site Facebook.
Social Sciences
Oct 28, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Your friends are probably more popular than you are. And this "friendship paradox" may help predict the spread of infectious disease.
Mathematics
Sep 15, 2010
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Is being competitive a good or a bad thing when you're a teenager? Well, a bit of both actually: competing to win is detrimental to girls' social relationships and was linked to higher levels of depression, whereas this was ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It pays to keep employees who are good friends side by side in the workplace, suggests a University of Florida study that finds pals often help each other by working closely on a job but can reduce productivity ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Study by Temple professor finds that college students use Facebook photos to portray an idealized college life.
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2010
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