friendship network

collocation in English

meaningsoffriendshipandnetwork

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friendship
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfrend.ʃɪp/
us
/ˈfrend.ʃɪp/
a situation in which two people ...
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network
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnet.wɜːk/
us
/ˈnet.wɝːk/
a large system consisting of many similar parts that are connected together to allow movement or communication between or along the parts, or between the parts and a ...
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(Definition offriendshipandnetworkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffriendship network

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For example, being bullied at school may constitute a "loss" of afriendshipnetwork, yet also pose various physical and social threats.
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Contrary to expectations, women and men living alone did not have a largerfriendshipnetworkthan married or partnered couples living together.
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Relatives - by birth or by marriage - were the natural core of a business andfriendshipnetwork.
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This indicated that the content of thefriendshipnetworkchanges quite regularly and that people go on replacing friends until extreme old age.
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As a result, thefriendshipnetworkmight be considered the most relevant level of aggregation for defining the school/peer context in a study of investment in school work.
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Answers to questions about the presence or absence of ' real friends ' and about satisfaction with the status quo are related to personal strategies for managing change in thefriendshipnetwork.
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Hierarchies at the organisational level could be used to restrict agent behaviour, for example thefriendshipnetworkcould specify which other agents the agent cooperates with.
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The education group also developed new friendships of varying degrees of closeness, and their friendship networks were more complex.
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Moreover, this finding did not appear to be attributable to differences in the friendship networks of boys in each victim group.
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For others, more extensive changes occurred in their friendship networks.
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The last two chapters are worthy of comment, and challenge other writing on friendship networks in institutional settings.
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In other cases, the department questioned postmasters' preferences to hire through kin and friendship networks.
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The local connections of most residents appeared to remain strong in terms of family support and friendship networks.
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They demonstrate that these roles are often separated within kin networks, or between kin and friendship networks.
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These activists were generally recruited through family and friendship networks and social organisations such as unions, cooperatives, clubs, and church groups.
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Until about 1980, children attended the small village schools where they tended to form tight friendship networks.
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This was further reinforced by the use of family and friendship networks to facilitate migration.
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Even in such extreme circumstances, however, accumulated characteristics, such as personal coping strategies and family and friendship networks, are important influences on the level of vulnerability.
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Some examples of resources include the following: social support, possessions, information, and friendship networks.
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