Different Strokes from Different Folks: Community Ties and Social Support

摘要: Community ties with friends and relatives are a principal means by which people households get supportive resources. Quantitative qualitative data from the second East York study used to evaluate six potential explanations of why different types provide kinds resources: tie strength, contact, group processes, kinship,network members' characteristics, similarities dissimilarities between network members in such characteristics. Most relatioships specialized support. The support provided related more characteristics relationship than themselves. Strong emotional aid, small services, companionship. Parents adult children exchange financial large services. Physically accessible Women aid. Friends, neighbors, siblings make up about half all relationships. ensemble o...