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How have you personally been challenged to draw from a diverse pool  of individuals in your experience of “close” friendships? What are some  of the barriers, if any? 

 

In the classical, Greek period, friendship consisted of close bonds  between men of essentially the same race and social standing. It was  unheard of for men and women to enjoy friendships or for a master and  slave to interact socially.  This changed a bit in Roman times, and  today, many of us enjoy a lot more diversity in our friendships. Still,  as Vernon shares, similar to the politics of friendship in Ancient  Greece, we mirror a bit of that homogeneity in our friendships today:

“We see as much to this day, inasmuch as friendships across social classes and ethnic divides are relatively rare” (p. 171).

Before completing this activity, please be sure that you have read: Friendship  Values and Cross-Category Friendships: Understanding Adult Friendship  Patterns Across Gender, Sexual Orientation and Race (Links to an external site.) [PDF, File Size 217 KB].

In  this week’s reading material, the following philosophers discuss their  views on this topic: Aristotle, Epicurus, Plato, Cicero, Seneca,  Plutarch and Locke. Make sure to incorporate their views as you answer  each discussion question. Think about how their views may be similar or  different from your own. In at least 250 words total, please answer each  of the following, drawing upon your reading materials and your personal  insight:

Vernon, M. (2010). The Meaning of Friendship. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 6: Politics of Friendship.

  • To what extent do your friendships represent a range of diversity, in terms of class, race, religion, and ethnicity?
  • How have you personally been challenged to draw from a diverse pool  of individuals in your experience of “close” friendships? What are some  of the barriers, if any?

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