Introduction -- A final word. Weak tie confidants -- Beyond named confidants -- The weight of expectations -- Relevance and empathy -- Because they were there -- Empirical propositions -- Theoretical propositions -- A final word.
Summary:
"In Someone To Talk To, Mario L. Small follows a group of graduate students as they cope with stress, overwork, self-doubt, failure, relationships, children, health care, and poverty. He unravels how they decide whom to turn to for support. And he then confirms his findings based on representative national data on adult Americans"--Page [4] of cover.
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