ABSTRACT
The relationship of friendship is found across virtually all cultures and friendship invariably occurs within a cultural context (French, Bae, Pidada, & Lee, 2006). Friendship seems to serve the purpose of socialization and enculturation within society in terms of learning about culturally appropriate negotiation, reciprocity, cooperation, and interpersonal sensitivity. Most research on friendship has been focused on Western, particularly North American, cultures; however, more recently there have been increased studies on friendship in different cultures.
