Personal networks and social support in a multiethnic community of southern California

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作者
Schweizer, T [1 ]
Schnegg, M [1 ]
Berzborn, S [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cologne, Inst Ethnol, D-50923 Cologne, Germany
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10.1016/S0378-8733(96)00304-8
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Q98 [人类学];
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030303 ;
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This paper presents observations on the personal networks of 91 randomly selected inhabitants of a community in southern California who are linked to 941 associates by social and economic interactions. Over 40% of these relations are with individuals in the same locality, and almost 50% refer to kin. Kin act as trouble-shooters; friends are social companions; and neighbors are less significant. The pattern is similar for Angles and Hispanic immigrants, but kin and local ties are more important among Hispanics (over 70%). (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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