Books by Ray (University of Essex) Pahl

aeo An accessible sociological exploration of the problems affecting the majority of people living in modern societies, including the "successful" members of society. aeo Uses interviews with a diversity of successful people which provide highly articulate, vivid and memorable accounts of their lives.

Friends can help to form the basic structure of our lives but we very often take them for granted. Friends can sometimes be regarded as an oppressive burden when they appear to be greedily demanding too much of us. How to get the balance right is a perennial concern and the subject of much fiction and drama.