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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > creating and maintaining closeness > affiliation
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > creating and maintaining closeness > affiliation
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > creating and maintaining closeness > affiliation
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > psychological processes > affiliation
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > psychological processes > affiliation
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > psychological processes > affiliation

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affiliation  

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  • This entry reviews theory and research on affiliation, which is the broad class of behaviors that humans and other animals use to initiate and maintain pair bonds, kin relations, resource-trading alliances, friendships, and other kinds of relationships. Like their hominid ancestors, humans are deeply social and have benefitted from affiliation as a means of fulfilling a variety of needs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Affiliation]

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