SOC318H5 Lecture 3: SPM-Role Strains, Mediators, and Moderators Lecture
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Note to self catch up on this week"s readings seriously. Social support: thoits social ties broader concept. Self concept: mastery, esteem, mattering (rosenberg) Coping: role in the spm (mod, med, direct) Analysts must theorize: research project analysis. Question of the day: why do people with the same stressors have different. Time as a political issue: the more technology changes, the more we expect if computers save us so much time, then we should be doing more. When stressors go up, mental health goes down. Social ties thoits: in simple terms: people give us emotional and instrumental support - by giving us this support, they buffer our stress, yet, ties are very complex in general. In the stress process: (page 157 of reading) How effective as a stressor buffer / shield protecting against distress: depends on the source and type of social support. Theorizing / modeling ties and mh: moderating resources stressor-buffering- position******
