Friendship networks and the social structure of opportunities for contact and interaction
This paper explores the Partnermarktsurvey to analyze how the size and composition of individuals’ friendship networks are associated with the opportunities for contact and interaction provided by individuals’ immediate social environment. The size and composition of individuals’ social environment...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1 July 2014
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Social science research
Year: 2014, Volume: 48, Pages: 234-250 |
| ISSN: | 1096-0317 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.06.004 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.06.004 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0049089X14001288 
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| Author Notes: | Johannes Stauder |
| Summary: | This paper explores the Partnermarktsurvey to analyze how the size and composition of individuals’ friendship networks are associated with the opportunities for contact and interaction provided by individuals’ immediate social environment. The size and composition of individuals’ social environment are strongly reflected in the size and composition of their network of friends. Several properties of an individual’s foci of activity help to transform mere contacts into opportunities for interaction. The paper suggests to combine macro-structural theory with micro-sociological theories about action and social capital. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 08.04.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1096-0317 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.06.004 |