Sociable resources and close relationships: Intimate relatives and friends in Taiwan

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-169

  Tsai, Ming Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Close relationship; Friends; Relatives; Social interaction; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646671906     PISSN: 02654075     EISSN: 14603608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265407506060184     Document Type: Review

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