THE LIFENET PERSPECTIVE

(Armstrong,2000)

  1. Humans are social beings

    A matter of survival

    earliest bonds few, intense

    circle expands with age

  2. These connections convey information & feelings

    about our "place" and abilities

    how to behave

    how world works

    information flow is bi-directional

  3. Connections between people differ in

    number

    emotional intensity

    richness of information

    mode of transmission

    distance

  4. Perceived connections have real consequences

  5. The complex, patterned combination of all of these connections is the individual's LIFENET

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