1. makeup of our important social networks changes our the life course and our
roles within change: how do connections shape our health?
2. dyads: basic building block of family/social networks
3. - two partners or spouses
- a brother and sister
- two classmates: what are the simplest form of a social network involved two people, for example?
4. social network characteristics: resemble elaborate molecular or matrix structures, every member of
a social network has at least one connection
5. dyad: conceiving a child and pregnancy involves takes what?
6. child-centric: under optimal conditions, newborns are in what type of universe?
7. optimal: child lives in a positive, nurturing, caring home environment during infancy that generates health
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, 8. detrimental: child is exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
9. physical, mental, verbal, and sexual abuse of young children by parents, older
siblings
- within social networks: what do ACEs include and take place in?
10. increases: living in a positive and supportive spousal or partnered relationship life expectancy.
11. - diminish the health and quality of life for the healthier partner, turned
caregiver
- may hasten the death of the surviving partner: what happens when one spouse becomes
seriously ill?
12. tobacco and alcohol: what are examples that are used aggregates within families?
13. social networks: what are important influencers of health lifelong?
14. static: the networks are not what?
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