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Foreword U. Bronfenbrenner; Preface; Part I. Ideas and Themes: 1.Personal networks in the ecology of human development M. Cochran; Part II.Settings, Methods and Illustrations: 2. Settings and methods D. Riley et al;3. The social networks interview L. Gunnarsson; 4. Descriptive illustrationsM. Cochran and C. R. Henderson, Jr.; Part III. The Influences of Race, Classand Culture: 5. Social networks, race and ethnicity W. E. Cross, Jr; 6. Thesocial networks of married mothers in four cultures M. Cochran et al; 7. Thesocial support networks of single parents: Sweden and the United States M.Cochran and L. Gunnarsson; Part IV. Impacts on Perceptions and Performance:8. Network influences upon perception of the child: solo parenting and socialsupport M. Cochran and C. R. Henderson, Jr.; 9. Network influences on fatherinvolvement in childrearing D. Riley; 10. The social networks ofsix-year-olds: context, content and consequence M. Cochran and D. Riley; PartV. Changes in Networks Over Time: 11. Changes in network resources andrelationships over time M. Larner; 12. Local residential mobility and itseffects on social networks: a cross-cultural comparison M. Larner; 13. Formalsupports and informal social ties: a case study M. Cochran and C. R.Henderson, Jr.; Part VI. Social Networks and Human Development: 14. Thenetwork as an environment for human development M. Cochran; 15. Environmentalfactors constraining network development M. Cochran; 16. Factors influencingpersonal social initiative M. Cochran; 17. Personal networks and publicpolicy M. Cochran; Appendix 1. The social network interviews; Endnotes;References.