The Cultural Context of Social Support and Support Networks
Dados Bibliográficos
| AUTOR(ES) | |
|---|---|
| ANO | 1987 |
| TIPO | Artigo |
| PERIÓDICO | Medical Anthropology Quarterly |
| ISSN | 0745-5194 |
| E-ISSN | 1548-1387 |
| EDITORA | Berghahn Journals (United Kingdom) |
| DOI | 10.1525/maq.1987.1.1.02a00030 |
| CITAÇÕES | 15 |
| ADICIONADO EM | 2025-08-18 |
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Resumo
Social support promotes mental and physical well‐being. Yet research on it and on the social networks in which it occurs remains problematic. Focusing on the role that culturally based assumptions and expectations play in defining the meaning of social support and in the mobilization of support networks begins to clarify unresolved questions. Studies of support and support networks among the elderly exemplify this perspective.