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Social networks and gerontology
Author(s)G Clare Wenger
Journal titleReviews in Clinical Gerontology, vol 6, no 3, August 1996
Pagespp 285-294
KeywordsSocial contacts ; Informal care ; Personal relationships ; Measurement ; Methodology.
AnnotationSocial networks, support networks, and care networks are terms which appear to be used interchangeably with social support, social integration and/or social networks. Increasingly, measures of social network or social support are variables of interest in social policy and practice. This review discusses a variety of measurement methodologies; summarises our understanding of various network structures, support and help; explores the nature of network typologies which have been developed; and summarises the findings relating to variation and change in networks. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-980514220 A
ClassmarkTOA: P6: DS: 3R: 3D

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