Prof. Keith Hampton co-authored a new paper published in New Media & Society titled “Beyond the Power of Networks: Differentiating Network Structure from Social Media Affordances for Perceived Social Support.” Based on data from a representative, national survey, the authors compare the relationship between social network structure and various activities on Facebook for one type of resource: informal support in the form of companionship, emotional support, and tangible aid.
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