Social Isolation in America: An Artifact

American Sociological Review

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 339-360

  Paik, Anthony ^a   Sanchagrin, Kenneth ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

interviewer effects; social isolation; social networks; survey methods

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; NETWORK ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878510407     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122413482919     Document Type: Article

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