TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Reconceptualizing Social Support and Its Relationship to Child Neglects
JO  - Social service review
A1  - Beeman, Sandra K.
SP  - 421
EP  - 440
VL  - 71
IS  - 3
N2  - This article reports on a study of the social support and social network relationships of neglecting and nonneglecting, low-income, single, African-American mothers. This study found few differences in the structural and interactional characteristics of their social networks but found key differences in their perceptions of their relationships and interactions. Nonneglecting mothers approached relationships with a balance of independence and mutuality, and interactions were characterized by trust, reciprocity, and flexibility. Neglecting mothers were more dependent on others, and interactions were characterized by conflict, distrust, and lack of mutuality. The importance of considering perceptions of characteristics of social support in practice and research is discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Social Service Review, 1997. Copyright © 1997 by The University of Chicago Press)  Child Abuse Offender Child Abuse Intervention Child Neglect Intervention Child Neglect Offender Domestic Violence Intervention Domestic Violence Offender African American Adult African American Female African American Offender Adult Female Adult Offender Adult Parent Parent Offender Mother Offender Social Support Networks 08-05<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0037-7961
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -