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“We Know What They’re Going Through”: Social Support from Similar versus Significant Others

Peggy A. ThoitsDepartment of Sociology Indiana University – Bloomington, Bloomington, Indiana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 643-664 | Published online: 07 Oct 2020

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