Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-279) and index.
Contents
Social capital and organizational embeddedness -- Childcare centers and mothers' well-being : whether mothers did better when their children were in daycare -- Opportunities and inducements : why mothers so often made friends in centers -- Weak and strong ties : whether mothers made close friends, acquaintances, or something else -- Trust and obligations : why some mothers' support networks were larger than their friendship networks -- Ties to other organizations : why mothers' most useful ties were not always social -- Organizational ties and neighborhood effects : how mothers' nonsocial ties were affected by location -- Extensions and implications.