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oa Huishoudens en persoonlijke netwerken
- Amsterdam University Press
- Source: Mens & Maatschappij, Volume 89, Issue 1, Apr 2014, p. 59 - 84
Abstract
Households and personal networks
We investigate the association between household arrangements and social network characteristics by using three structural perspectives: social context, time demands, and social support. Evidence from the Survey on the Social Networks of the Dutch 2007/2008 (SSND; N = 950) best supports the social support and time demands perspectives. While persons living in households with a partner and/or with children generally hold fewer and less diverse ties to household externals with whom they discuss important personal matters; those living alone have larger core discussion networks with more different contacts. This suggests that those living alone are not less socially integrated than people who share a household with others.