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Database research record2018·Global

Effects of Social Networks on Urban Agriculture1

Kwaku Obosu-Mensah

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This discussion distinguishes an individual's universalistic relationships with the general urban population from more particularistic relationships within social networks, arguing that in urban agriculture, intimate relationships encourage spouses to jointly own and work a farm or garden together. Social class is defined by residence, education, occupation and income, and lower-class individuals are described as having broader social networks; no specific study method or sample size is given.