What is the definition of a diverse social network?
What is the relationship between social network and health? These three questions are the main focus in the review of literature concerning social network and health. What is stress and what are its causes? Stress is a stimulus that causes sadness, low self-confidence, and overall decreased health condition (Kanner, Feldman, Weinberger, & Ford, 1987). Stress stimuli are considered to be events that interfere with life. Lazarus and Cohen (1977) illustrated three main types of stressors: major changes affecting large numbers of individuals, major changes affecting one or more individuals, and daily hassles. Situations thought to be out of one’s control, such as natural disasters and acts of terrorism, are examples of major changes affecting large numbers of individuals. Examples of major changes affecting a few individuals are the death of a parent, being laid off from work, divorce, or a life-threatening illness. Lazarus and his research team defined daily hassles as minor annoyances su
