Social isolation in America: Changes in core discussion networks over two decades

American Sociological Review

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-375

  McPherson, Miller ^a,b   Smith Lovin, Lynn ^b   Brashears, Matthew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ISOLATED POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL HISTORY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746507265     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240607100301     Document Type: Article

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