Foreword U. Bronfenbrenner; Preface; Part I. Ideas and Themes: 1. Personal
networks in the ecology of human development M. Cochran; Part II. Settings,
Methods and Illustrations: 2. Settings and methods D. Riley et al; 3. The
social networks interview L. Gunnarsson; 4. Descriptive illustrations M.
Cochran and C. R. Henderson, Jr; Part III. The Influences of Race, Class
and Culture: 5. Social networks, race and ethnicity W. E. Cross, Jr; 6. The
social networks of married mothers in four cultures M. Cochran et al; 7.
The social support networks of single parents: Sweden and the United States
M. Cochran and L. Gunnarsson; Part IV. Impacts on Perceptions and
Performance: 8. Network influences upon perception of the child: solo
parenting and social support M. Cochran and C. R. Henderson, Jr; 9. Network
influences on father involvement in childrearing D. Riley; 10. The social
networks of six-year-olds: context, content and consequence M. Cochran and
D. Riley; Part V. Changes in Networks Over Time: 11. Changes in network
resources and relationships over time M. Larner; 12. Local residential
mobility and its effects on social networks: a cross-cultural comparison M.
Larner; 13. Formal supports and informal social ties: a case study M.
Cochran and C. R. Henderson, Jr; Part VI. Social Networks and Human
Development: 14. The network as an environment for human development M.
Cochran; 15. Environmental factors constraining network development M.
Cochran; 16. Factors influencing personal social initiative M. Cochran; 17.
Personal networks and public policy M. Cochran; Appendix 1. The social
network interviews; Endnotes; References.
