Social capital and organizational embeddedness -- Childcare centers and mothers' well-being : whether mothers did better when their children were in daycare -- Opportunities and inducements : why mothers so often made friends in centers -- Weak and strong ties : whether mothers made close friends, acquaintances, or something else -- Trust and obligations : why some mothers' support networks were larger than their friendship networks -- Ties to other organizations : why mothers' nonsocial ties were not always social -- Organizational ties and neighborhood effects : how mothers' nonsocial ties were affected by location -- Extensions and implications
Summary
Preface Part I: Personal Ties in Organizational Settings 1. Social Capital and Organizational Embeddedness 2 Part II: Social Ties 3. Opportunities and Inducements: Why Mothers So Often Made Friends in Centers 4. Weak and Strong Ties: Whether Mothers Made Close Friends, Acquaintances, or Something Else 5. Trust and Obligations: Why Some Mothers' Support Networks Were Larger than Their Friendship Networks Part III: Organizational Ties 6. Ties to Other Entities: Why Mothers' Most Useful Ties Were Not Always Social 7. Organizational Ties and Neighborhood Effects: How Mothers' Non-social Ties Were
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-279) and index
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Society for the Study of Social Problems C. Wright Mills Award, 2009
