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Friendship in Mark Venon: Implications for Family Relationship
Abstract
The increasing cases of domestic violence, divorce/annulment, cybercrimes, betrayal,
assaults and deception among friends raise much questions on the authenticity of
friendship in the society and in the family. The aim of this paper is an application of soul
friendship in Vernon as the right model of friendship in the family and the larger society
in order to mitigate the impacts of disordered friendship. The study applies John Bowlby
and Ainsworth attachment theory to determine the quality of attachment in relationship
and friendship. Using the APA manual of style in documentation of findings and with
analytic method of research, the paper tries to deconstruct the complexities of friendship
in Vernon while drawing favorable implications for healthy family relationship. The
Primary source of data collection is Vernon’s popular book, Philosophy of Friendship
where he highlights the major tenets of friendship to include; Friends and lovers, friends
at work, online friendship, and spirituality of friendship/soul friendship. According to
Vernon, the highest level of friendship is the third degree; spirituality of friendship which
regards mutual respect, treating another as oneself, honesty, integrity. Spirituality of
friendship in Vernon grows through shared experiences, trust and mutual understanding.
These approaches provide adequate platforms to analyze family relationship and concepts
of friendship in the larger society. The findings show that friendship in Vernon is not just
a social construct rather his spirituality of friendship provides the right model of
friendship in the society and a guide to family relationship. This will enable families to
regain the lost values in their relationship, eliminate possibilities of domestic violence,
fear, deceit, disrespect. In conclusion, this paper shows that spirituality of friendship in
Mark Vernon is a transformative force towards reshaping family bonds and restoring the
dignity of friendship in the larger society, hence this model of friendship is highly
recommended both to families and the larger society
