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Social network (sociolinguistics)SociologySocial supportSocial psychologySocial entropySocial relationSocial philosophySocial integrationMeaning (existential)Social structurePsychologySocial inertiaPolitical sciencePolitics
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- 1987
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- article
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 135-146
- Citations
- 386
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James S. House
(1987).
Social support and social structure.
Sociological Forum
, 2
(1)
, 135-146.
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01107897
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- 10.1007/bf01107897