Social support network

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Contents

Broader Terms

sociology /anthropology

Narrower Terms

self help organization, social service

Related Terms

human ecology, isolation /deprivation, social facilitation

Scope Note

persons, groups, organizations, or institutions which provide aid to individuals in need; may have a positive or negative outcome or influence.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • A social support network is a group of people who you can count on to support you.
  • Maintaining a healthy social support network is hard work and something that requires ongoing effort over time.
  • This paper argues that information about one's social support network is also important to the puzzle of why people's use of the Internet differs.
  • Thus their social support network is primarily restricted to their own home.
  • A positive social support network is typically the outgrowth of a healthy organization, one with trust, integrity, open and honest communication, and efficiency.

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