Social disadvantage and network turnover.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research shows that socially disadvantaged groups--especially African Americans and people of low socioeconomic status (SES)--experience more unstable social environments. I argue that this causes higher rates of turnover within their personal social networks. This is a particularly important issue among disadvantaged older adults, who may benefit from stable networks. This article, therefore, examines whether social disadvantage is related to various aspects of personal network change.

Method

Social network change was assessed using longitudinal egocentric network data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, a study of older adults conducted between 2005 and 2011. Data collection in Wave 2 included a technique for comparing respondents' confidan

SUBMITTER: Cornwell B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4342724 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature