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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Cross-Sex Friendships in a Changing Society: A Comparative Analysis of Cross-Sex Friendships, Same-Sex Friendships, and Romantic Relationships

Abstract

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In this dissertation I attempt to identify the antecedent conditions predicting the frequency of cross-sex friendships, to investigate the functions those friendships serve, and to determine in what ways the communication of cross-sex friends might be differentiated from that of same-sex friends and romantic partners.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Speech Communication
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2015

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Monsour, William Michael, III

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
(UMI)AAI8908784
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/77308

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Last updated
2026-07-22
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citation

Monsour, William Michael, III. Cross-Sex Friendships in a Changing Society: A Comparative Analysis of Cross-Sex Friendships, Same-Sex Friendships, and Romantic Relationships. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/77308