Book contents
- Living in Networks
- Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
- Living in Networks
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations of a Sociology of Relational Dynamics
- Part II Networks and Their Dynamics
- 3 Relationships Do Not Come Out of Nowhere
- 4 The Dynamics of Relationships
- 5 Relationships That End, Relationships That Endure
- 6 Networks and Their Dynamics
- 7 As the Years Go By
- Part III Networks and Social Worlds
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
7 - As the Years Go By
from Part II - Networks and Their Dynamics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2020
- Living in Networks
- Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
- Living in Networks
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations of a Sociology of Relational Dynamics
- Part II Networks and Their Dynamics
- 3 Relationships Do Not Come Out of Nowhere
- 4 The Dynamics of Relationships
- 5 Relationships That End, Relationships That Endure
- 6 Networks and Their Dynamics
- 7 As the Years Go By
- Part III Networks and Social Worlds
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
Summary
Here, we can further clarify what can be linked to the life stages in the changes occurring in personal networks. The periods of network reconfiguration that take place within the life cycles are analyzed on the basis of statistical data. The family of origin gives way partially to constructed relationships, which are largely renewed and then undergo the impact of the transition to retirement. A more detailed analysis of the particular period of entry into adult life is carried out, looking at some of its key moments through a few typical cases of "ordinary" transitions but also through the trials of less common events.
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- Living in NetworksThe Dynamics of Social Relations, pp. 159 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020