Communicating Social SupportAlbrecht and Adelman address theoretical and methodological issues for understanding the social support process in everyday life. They contend that social support is inextricably linked to communication behaviour and that the logical and empirical link between the two is long overdue. @3They present a theoretical overview (including strategies for measuring social support), examine support in specific settings and consider the dilemmas of supportive communication. They also discuss future directions for research and practice. |
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... relatively bounded set of peo- ple , a large proportion of whom are seen with high frequency ; for the professionals , there is a much larger , more open set of people , relatively few of whom are seen with high frequency . One might ...
... relatively bounded set of peo- ple , a large proportion of whom are seen with high frequency ; for the professionals , there is a much larger , more open set of people , relatively few of whom are seen with high frequency . One might ...
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... relative detachment of strong ties in a network , weak ties serve to extend the range of information to which the individual has access . More people can be reached indirectly through one's weak ties than through one's strong or more ...
... relative detachment of strong ties in a network , weak ties serve to extend the range of information to which the individual has access . More people can be reached indirectly through one's weak ties than through one's strong or more ...
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... relative advantage , ( 2 ) compatibility , ( 3 ) complexity , ( 4 ) trial- ability , and ( 5 ) observability ( Rogers , 1983 ) . High levels of com- plexity of an innovation can impede diffusion ; high levels of relative advantage ...
... relative advantage , ( 2 ) compatibility , ( 3 ) complexity , ( 4 ) trial- ability , and ( 5 ) observability ( Rogers , 1983 ) . High levels of com- plexity of an innovation can impede diffusion ; high levels of relative advantage ...
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
A Theoretical Perspective | 18 |
Communication Networks as Structures | 37 |
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