Human Growth and Development / Unit 16 HGD 2263 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Social Convoy
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The idea
A social network is everyone one is socially engaged with, and networks shrink steadily from early to late adulthood.
In practice
The convoy image: trucks travelling together, some joining, some leaving, some staying for the whole trip.
Where people slip
Family networks stay stable from adolescence to old age; the loss is mostly distant friends and acquaintances.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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