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Offer, Shira. and Schneider, Barbara. "A Contextual Approach to the Study of Social Support among Working Families" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p108299_index.html>

Offer, S. and Schneider, B. , 2004-08-14 "A Contextual Approach to the Study of Social Support among Working Families" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p108299_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: This research proposes a contextual approach to study of social support among dual-earner families. It focuses on the ecological and social environment of the family and treats it as an opportunity structure for the formation of supportive social ties. Using data from the 500 Family Study and the 2000 Census, we examine how characteristics of the community in which dual-earner families are embedded are associated with social support at the family level. Preliminary results provide support to the resource hypothesis, showing that the level of family social support is highest in communities of high socioeconomic status. Results from a Hierarchical Linear Model further indicate that family social support is positively related to community social support. This finding suggests that dual-earner families are able to connect to the social networks of support of other families in their immediate environment and take advantage of neighboring families’ social resources in times of need.

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