Diagram 2

This network diagram shows how the individuals who responded to our survey believe they receive resources from the important organizations in their daily lives. Only the strongest ties, which depict general interactions among these organizations and individuals, are shown. The resources that are exchanged could be information, material goods, services, etc. Because the diagram shows people and organizations, it is called a two-mode network diagram. There are not ties between people or between organizations, only between people and organizations. Each type of organization (such as schools or churches) and each group of people (such as men who report high informal arts participation) is represented as a node in this diagram. The nodes are circles for people and squares for organizations. Different colors distinguish between men, women, and organizations. The size of the node represents how active in informal arts the respondents were and how collaborative each type of organization reported being. Arrows represent the flow of resources from organizations to different types of people. For example, the arrow from schools to women that report some informal arts participation shows that women who report some informal arts participation told us that they receive a large amount of resources (such as information or services) from schools. 

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This diagram illustrates seven key findings from the survey: 

1. 1) Men with low informal arts participation are isolated in this network diagram because they reported receiving little to no resources from organizations.
3. 2) Men with some and high informal arts participation report receiving moderate to high levels of resources from the largest diversity of organizations in comparison to other men.
5. 3) Women with some or high informal arts participation reported receiving moderate to high levels of resources from the largest diversity of organizations in comparison to other women.
7. 4) Women with low informal arts participation receive resources from churches and social service organizations, the lowest diversity of organizations when compared to other women.
9. 5) Mass media organizations, such as radio stations and newspapers, are reported to provide moderate to high levels of resources (especially information) to the largest variety of groups.
11. 6) Churches are reported to provide moderate to high levels of resources to a large number of individuals, followed by social service organizations and schools. Thus, they become important entry points into the organizational network represented in Diagram 1.
13. 7) Media, churches and schools serve to create bridges between men and women, while social services, community centers and businesses seem to encourage bonds among women especially.

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