Relational instability at the network core: Support dynamics in developmental networks

Social Networks

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-55

  Cummings, Jonathon N ^a   Higgins, Monica C ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Career support; Developmental networks; Longitudinal data; Relational content

Indexed keywords

EID: 28944443518     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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