HDFS 4413 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Headache, Attachment Theory, Social Network
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Social attachment: emotional closeness vs. ambivalence (cid:498)social bank(cid:499) of support, reciprocity (cid:498)giving(cid:499) Anticipated support reliance on others: reciprocity (cid:498)taking(cid:499) When you don"t invest and just take what you feel you need. Your social networks are going to fail if you don"t invest in them, you can"t just. Not putting back into the bank take from other people. Social affiliations as withdraws: social network size decreases, quality more important than quantity. Normative age associated changes in social networks: at least (cid:498)one(cid:499) close emotional bond (e. g. , family, friend, increase reliance on (cid:498)informal network(cid:499, awareness that (cid:498)time(cid:499) is running out. Don"t put off today what can be done tomorrow. Reprioritizing goal(s: interaction with fewer but familiar persons, increased selectivity in social affiliation to others. Spending more time with those one is familiar with (cid:498)superficial(cid:499) vs. emotionally driven social attachments: social engagement driven by emotional regulation, affiliation toward emotionally gratifying ties. Reduced interaction/affiliation to those who provide fewer emotional benefits.