CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. CHAPTER 1. THE HIDDEN LANDSCAPE OF BOYS’ FRIENDSHIPS 1
4. CHAPTER 2. INVESTIGATING BOYS, FRIENDSHIPS, AND HUMAN NATURE 37
5. Part I: Friendships during Early and Middle Adolescence
6. CHAPTER 3. “SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO SPILL YOUR HEART OUT TO SOMEBODY” 91
7. CHAPTER 4. BOYS WITH FEELINGS 117
8. CHAPTER 5. NICK AND GEORGE: STORIES OF RESISTANCE 143
9. PART II: FRIENDSHIPS DURING LATE ADOLESCENCE
10. CHAPTER 6. “WHEN YOU GROW UP, YOUR HEART DIES” 183
11. CHAPTER 7. AS BOYS BECOME MEN 209
12. CHAPTER 8. FERNANDO AND DANNY 229
13. CHAPTER 9. THE CRISIS OF CONNECTION 262
14. NOTES 283
15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 315
16. INDEX 319