Abstract

GOUVEIA, Rita. Personal networks through a life course perspective. Sociologia [online]. 2016, n.tematico6, pp.111-131. ISSN 0872-3419.  https://doi.org/10.24747/0872-3419/soctema9.

The aim of this paper is to investigate the pluralization of personal networks in Portugal through a life- course perspective. Grounded on a representative sample of individuals born in three cohorts, we aim to map the diversity of configurations of personal networks based on the types of ties included. Through a cluster analysis, we identified seven types of configurations, which are associated with distinct social profiles. Thus, revealing the crucial role of birth-cohort, but also the importance of structural and family factors

Keywords : personal; networks; pluralization; life course.

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