COM 225 Lecture Notes - Social Support, Prescription Drug, Social Disorganization Theory
17 Mar 2014
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What is social support: social support- the ways in which individual well-being and coping with stressors are enhanced by: Involvement in social networks o: perceived availability of help and acceptance by others, exchange of support in interactions between people. Theoretical traditions: 3 major traditions in social support research, sociological tradition. Work in this tradition linked social network/relations to outcomes. Relationship between social ties and psychological well-being such as suicide, social disorganization, mental health, and behavioral problems. Social integration- how integrated one is within his or her network relationships one participated in. Social network participation is measured by diversity of. Involvement in a range of social activities or diverse range of social relationships is more important to health outcomes than number of people in one"s network. Cohen & wills support matched the needs of the stressful event important to health and adjustment than the actual receipt of support.
