Interpersonal relationships can be nonsupportive as well as supportive. A study was conducted to investigate the negative aspects of social relations which parallel two positive components of social relations, esteem support and affirmative support. If social support represents the positive aspects of interpersonal relationships, social conflict…

Although technology provides numerous benefits to young people, it also has a "dark side", as it can be used for harm, not only by some adults but also by the young people themselves. E-mail, texting, chat rooms, mobile phones, mobile phone cameras and web sites can and are being used by young people to bully peers. It is now a global…

Studied children, grades three through twelve, in a community school system. The proportion of group members increases through grade six, then declines, while the proportion of liaisons increases continuously. This finding challenges traditional accounts of the development of cliques. (Author/LHW)

The author states that assessing a client's network and the support it provides expands the database available to the nurse for making decisions about care. She examines also the relationship between networks and stress, the use of networks to alert the nurse to patients at risk, and network building. (CT)

Presents research that investigated the relationship between psychological well-being and social network characteristics. Research included both a sample of 104 White women between the ages of 60 and 68 and a more extensive population of 718 men and women between the ages of 50 and 95. Findings are discussed. (CT)

Compared rural and urban older adults on exchanges of assistance and social activities with children and friends. Found that illness prompted more giving and receiving of assistance for rural in comparison to urban informal supports. Rural widows were more actively involved in exchanges of assistance with friend networks than were urban widows.…

Uses symbolic interactionism to understand media choice processes during managerial communications--studying communication incidents involving face-to-face, telephone, electronic mail, and written media. Suggests that managers' choices are influenced by (1) ambiguity of the message content and richness of the communication medium, (2) symbolic…

This study examined the effect of college women's participation in a breast self-examination (BSE) educational program on discussion of BSE with specific members of their social network. Also, the characteristics of college women who did report discussion with others were investigated as was the relationship between this discussion and the…

To examine the relationships between acculturation, sociodemographic characteristics, and social supports and between network characteristics and personal distress, 259 adult Mexican Americans were surveyed. More acculturated Mexican Americans reported larger support networks, more contact with network members, more reciprocal helping, and more…

Identifies four approaches to career planning based on situational leadership theory: the network approach, self-help approach, engineering approach, and mentor approach. Guidelines for the selection of a planning method based on the nature of the work environment and personal preference are discussed. (JAC)

In an effort to better understand the attitudes and behaviors of young people in America around volunteering, service-learning and other forms of community involvement, the Corporation for National and Community Service, in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau and Independent Sector, conducted the Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement…

This brief shares stories about how three students with disabilities used networking and mentoring to become interested in or learn more about a line of work, or even to find jobs. The students represented different high school grade levels and had a wide range of disabilities including learning, cognitive, physical or health-related, sensory,…

Behavioral observations and sociometric ratings were assessed in separate 3- and 4-year-olds child-care classes across a 2-year period. In general, correspondence between behavioral observations and sociometric ratings increased with age, and social structure showed greater cohesion in the 4-year-olds class. Gender was an organizing principle in…

Examines student perspectives about the principal from an intentionist perspective, focusing on shared unconscious and conscious images and representations. Provides a metaphorical analysis of "student mentality" as an institutionalized reality and identifies social networks and school contexts sustaining its construction. Suggests that…

Case studies of five participants in a community-based literacy program revealed three themes: extent to which they reproduced or resisted the dominant discourse on literacy, the extent to which they used social networks inside and outside the program, and the extent to which they were individually empowered. Some differences between men and women…