Making Friends (and Making Them Count)

Em Griffin

ISBN 10: 087784996X / ISBN 13: 9780877849964

Published by IVP Books, 1987

About this Item

This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Friends (and Making Them Count)
• Publisher: IVP Books
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087784996X
• ISBN 13: 9780877849964
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

• Recipient of a 1987 Campus Life Editor's Choice Award
• A 1987 Religious Speech Communication Association Book of the Year

Exploring the art of friendship, Em Griffin discusses what attracts one person to another, how self-concept affects relationships, how people form first impressions and what ingredients make for lasting friendships.

About the Author

Em Griffin is professor emeritus of communication at Wheaton College in Illinois, where he has taught since 1970. He received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan and his M. A. and Ph.D. in Communication from Northwestern university. His research interest centers on the development of close friendships. Griffin is the author of Getting Together and Making Friends ( Making Them Count).