Category Archives: Chapter 13
Ch 12 & 13
Chapter 12 outlined the effects one’s social network had on their longevity. They found that those who felt loved and cared for did not make them live longer. Additionally, somewhat contradictory, those who had a larger social network lived longer … Continue reading
Chapters 12 & 13
Chapter 12 of The Longevity Project explores the role of social support in predicting longevity, with social support measured by social network size, feeling of connection to others, and frequency of helping others. Interestingly, the authors found that while large … Continue reading
Chapter 12 & 13
Chapter 12 was interesting to me because I’ve always been interested in whether or not an introvert or an extrovert would have a better quality of life. This chapter was similar to that because it was discussing the concept of … Continue reading
Ch.12 & Ch.13
Chapter 12 examines the effects of social connections on longevity, similarly to chapter 11. The chapter’s main take away is that those who reap the benefits of longevity in regards to social connection are those who have the most meaningful … Continue reading
Chapter 12 & 13
Chapter 12 sought to determine which elements of social ties played a significant role in longevity. The authors discovered that those who had a larger social network lived longer and that the clearest benefit of social relationships came from helping … Continue reading
Chapters 12 and 13
Chapter 12 of The Longevity Project analyzed the healthy life patterns and social networks that their subjects had been involved with. They discovered that those who made actual ties in the social networks, more engaged, and did more community service … Continue reading
Chapter 13
Chapter 13 aims to examine the gender gap in longevity, in which women live longer than men. Instead of finding that the gap was sex-related, they found that the gap was gender related. Femininity was protective for both men and … Continue reading
Roberson – chap 12 and 13
I was not surprised to read in chapter 12 that those with larger social networks lived longer, as this aligns with my own thoughts and opinions as well as with other pieces of the Terman study, particularly the religiosity portion. … Continue reading
Chapters 12 and 13
Chapter 12 discusses the relationship between social connections/support and longevity of life. Social support was broken down into three main categories: size of social network, willingness to help others and support of friends, and lastly feelings that friends are there … Continue reading
Chapters 12 & 13
I didn’t really find it that surprising that those who had a larger social network lived longer. This wasn’t very surprising to me because it makes a lot of sense, people who have many social relationships are able to help … Continue reading