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HOW DO PEOPLE WHO ONCE lived their lives in close-knit communities keep up with former schoolmates scattered around the globe? How should they meet new people with whom to share their interests and concerns, or even find romance, in the megacities of the world? And how do the lonely “little emperors” of China’s one-child generation identify, let alone keep in touch with, friends?
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Andrews, P., Wood, F. (2014). Finding Friends …. In: Überpreneurs. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137376152_10
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