Investigated sociodemographic, family, and church factors as correlates of support from family and church members among African Americans. Surveys found significant age, gender, marital, and parental status differences in patterns of support from family and church. Perceptions of family closeness, degree of interaction with family, and overall…

Conducted interviews with spouses to obtain data on those people considered significant (psychological networks). Telephone interviews with same spouses identified people with whom they interacted frequently (interactive networks). Comparisons of network types revealed minimal overlap; approximately 25 percent of network members were included in…

Suggests that the human and environmental crises of today's world are largely a factor of a lack of a sense of place. Seeks to make clear the philosophical basis for bioregionalism and then examines the practice of living bioregionally. (LZ)

Describes community-based group in Pacific Northwest called Bereavement Network, group which provides opportunities for networking and education for individuals who work with bereaved persons. Notes that group is committed to bring professional and laypersons together on regular basis. Explains group's leadership, membership, structure, and…

Interviewed survivors (n=12) of family member's suicide and members of survivor's support systems (n=10). Participants completed scales of social support offered or received by family members and scale of recovery from grief. Survivors believed that only other suicide survivors could fully understand them and that they experienced implicit…

Tests the hypothesis that social networks serve as a social resource that effects job satisfaction through the provision of social support. Argues that three types of networks are likely to affect job satisfaction: dense networks, social circles composed of co-workers, and kin-centered networks. (JOW)

Distinguishes between concepts of household and family, and explores generalized exchange between households within extended families. Adapts conceptions of essential structural differences between generalized and dyadic exchange from Levi-Strauss to evaluate implications of exchange within extended family networks. Presents qualitative and…

Reports on a study that explores human information behavior in command and control contexts in the military. Highlights include interwoven situational awareness; the need for dense social networks; contested collaboration; and insights into human information behavior in dynamic and complex group work contexts. (Author/LRW)

Highlights the use of semistructured interviews to explore essential positive and negative qualities of significant relationships. This approach allows for identifying who (or what) comprises respondents' significant social networks, and for conducting a qualitative analysis of those positive and negative qualities. Clinical individuals had…

Objectives:: To show that exposure to childhood maltreatment deteriorates, whereas exposure to adulthood military violence mobilizes social support; Second, to show that associations between traumatic events and mental health problems are mediated through social support and, subsequently, adulthood military violence is associated with low level…

Purpose: This study investigates the influence of affective organizational commitment, career aspirations, and networking activities on propensity to mentor (serving as a mentor and desiring to become a mentor). Design/methodology/approach: Data from websurveys of 262 managerial employees of a Dutch bank are analyzed using logistic regression.…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the association of baseline network type and 7-year mortality risk in later life. Design and Methods: We executed secondary analysis of all-cause mortality in Israel using data from a 1997 national survey of adults aged 60 and older (N = 5,055) that was linked to records from the National Death…

This article observes that it's not hard to understand why Google creates such unease among librarians. The profession, however, can't afford to be myopic when it comes to Google. As inescapable as it is, Google is not the Internet. And as the web evolves, new opportunities and challenges loom larger for libraries than who's capturing the bulk of…

Organizational theory and personal behaviors are both shaped by contemporary thinking and theories regarding spirituality, history, and the order, shape, and direction of modern culture. Complexity theory, discussed in this article, offers some helpful insights into appreciating the relationships and connections often overlooked in today's…

This year's annual report of Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) celebrates the continuing expansion of opportunities for high-quality education and career preparation available to Philadelphia youth. These opportunities--offered by an ever-growing set of partners and program providers--are present in neighborhoods and communities all across the…