Assessing Social-Support Network among the Socio-Culturally Disadvantaged Children in India.

Assessed the social support networks and needs satisfaction of 300 secondary school students of low- and high-caste families in Orissa, India. Found that while children from advantaged sociocultural environments have healthier and more enriching family climates than children from disadvantaged sociocultural environments, the latter group had a higher rate of need satisfaction. (MDM)