Modern Social Support Structures: Online Social Networks and their Implications for Social Workers

Mapping and assessing social networks and the quality of their social support is a valuable intervention strategy for social workers. These networks have now spread onto the digital realm in the form of Online Social Networks (OSNs). This study investigated the nature of social support provided by s...

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Main Authors: Kala Chakradhar, Victor Raj, Arabella Raj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indiana University School of Social Work 2009-03-01
Series:Advances in Social Work
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Online Access:https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/198