Social support
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Social support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and, most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive
Old man at a nursing home in Norway
Social network
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A social network is a social structure consisting of a set of social actors, networks of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of met
Social support
…the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and, most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging); tangible…
Social network diagram, meso-level
Diagram: section of a large-scale social network