Contents Foreword/Chapter 1Introduction/ 1.1Background/ 1.2Definitions/ 1.3Study Design/ 1.4Data and Methods/ Chapter 2Main Theories and Method Review/ 2.1Main Theories/ 2.2Social Network Analysis/ 2.3Literature Review for Social Support Networks/ Chapter 3Survey and Data Collecting/ 3.1Survey Sites/ 3.2Street Survey/ 3.3Sampling Survey/ Chapter 4Characteristics of Whole Social Support Networks/ 4.1Dyads and Triads/ 4.2Cohesive Subgroup/ 4.3Parameters for Social Support Networks/ 4.4Scalefree Property/ 4.5Community Structure/ 4.6Small World Phenomenon/ Chapter 5Characteristics of Egocentric Social Support Networks/ 5.1Characteristic of Size/ 5.2Evolution of Size/ 5.3Characteristic of Tie Configuration/ Chapter 6Determinants of Social Support Networks/ 6.1Determinants of Egocentric Social Support Networks/ 6.2Determinants of Structural Formation of Social Support Networks/ Chapter 7Economic Outcomes of Social Support Networks/ 7.1Characteristics of Jobhunting Network/ 7.2Effects of Jobhunting Network on Employment/ 7.3Determinant Analysis/ Chapter 8Social Support Networks and Social Integration/ 8.1Study Design/ 8.2Characteristics of Integration/ 8.3Determinants of Integration/ Chapter 9Conclusions and Perspectives/ 9.1Policy Implications/ 9.2Conclusions/ 9.3Future Works/ References/
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