Friendship is, however, conceivably of greater significance but is very under-researched.
Friendship patterns differ by class and gender. In general, although the working class have more frequent contact with kin than the middle class do, the reverse is true of friendship. Working-class friendships, on the other hand, remain confined to the original setting. The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology 2. kinship The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology 3. The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology 4.