Entry:

Utasi, Agnes, "The Protective Screen of Human Relations in Seven Countries of Three Continents," unpublished paper, Institute for Social Sciences, Hungary, 1988.


Abstract:

More economically advanced countries develop different interpersonal contacts than less advanced countries, but these changes do not destroy human relationships. Also geographically dispersed countries develop different social networks than compact countries.

GSS Years:

1986

Other Data Sets:

ISSP 1986

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
MALIVE

MOTHER STILL ALIVE?

MAVISIT

HOW OFTEN VISIT MOTHER

MATIME

TRAVEL TIME TO MOTHER

MACALL

CONTACT WITH MOTHER

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

FRINUM

NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS

FRINEIGH

NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS ARE NEIGHBORS

FRIWORK

NUMBER OF CLOSE FRIENDS ARE COWORKERS

FRITIME

TRAVEL TIME TO CLOSEST FRIEND

CHORES1

HELP FOR HOUSEHOLD TASKS #1

CHORES2

HELP FOR HOUSEHOLD TASKS #2

SICK1

HELP IF SICK #1

SICK2

HELP IF SICK #2

BORROW1

BORROW MONEY #1

BORROW2

BORROW MONEY #2

UPSET1

HELP FOR MARITAL PROBLEM #1

UPSET2

HELP FOR MARITAL PROBLEM #2

DOWN1

HELP FOR DEPRESSION #1

DOWN2

HELP FOR DEPRESSION #2

CHANGE1

HELP REGARDING IMPORTANT CHANGE #1

CHANGE2

HELP REGARDING IMPORTANT CHANGE #2