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. 1985 Jan;55(1):42-58.
doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1985.tb03420.x.

Social support in black, low-income, single-parent families: normative and dysfunctional patterns

Marion Lindblad-Goldberg  1 , Joyce Lynn Dukes  2
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Social support in black, low-income, single-parent families: normative and dysfunctional patterns

Marion Lindblad-Goldberg et al. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1985 Jan.

Abstract

Structural and functional features of social networks and demographic variables were explored in a study of 50 clinic-referred and 76 nonclinic black, low-income, single-parent families. Dysfunctional families evidenced asymmetrical reciprocity within network relationships and had more stressful home environments than did nonclinical families. It is suggested that diagnostic evaluation of these families should assess the level of meaningful support provided by the social network.

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