@article{Obligations:1914,
      recid = {1914},
      author = {Barakzai, Anam Khan},
      title = {Which Side Are You On? How Friends Balance Competing  Obligations of Loyalty and Morality},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {Ph.D.},
      address = {2019-06},
      pages = {145},
      abstract = {Friendships are integral to healthy social functioning and  successful navigation in our social world. They provide a  plethora of benefits, but alongside these benefits,  friendships bring certain obligations. Therefore,  identifying good friends – and being a good friend – is  extremely important. So, what makes for a good friend?  Although it may seem intuitive that people would value  those who are helpful, loyal, and honest, my dissertation  will suggest that in some circumstances these otherwise  noble values can be at odds with being a good friend. In  Chapter 1, I investigate cases in which people respond to  their friend being helpful and generous. I find that people  respond negatively to a friend who is more helpful and  generous overall, preferring their friend be less helpful  and generous when the recipient of the prosociality is  another friend (but not a family member or romantic  partner). Chapter 2 explores people’s inferences about  their friend based on how the friend takes sides during a  conflict in which a clear transgression was committed. I  find that although people do expect loyalty from their  friends, they are more accepting of disloyalty after having  committed a moral transgression. Moreover, people make  inferences about their friend’s morality based on the  friend’s side-taking decision. Finally, Chapter 3 examines  whether honesty is indeed the best policy among friends. I  find that while benevolent dishonesty is acceptable from  both friends and acquaintances, critical honesty is only  acceptable from friends. Taken together, this work suggests  that although helpfulness, loyalty, and honesty are highly  valued and desired characteristics in friends, people  sometimes prefer their friend to be less helpful, less  loyal, and less kind.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/1914},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.1914},
}