The year 2020 has been unprecedented. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many children have been out of school for more than six months, missing face-to-face interaction with their friends, unable to visit with extended family, and experiencing unaccustomed isolation. With little support from kin and friends, pandemic parenting is more than a full-time job. Both challenging and exhausting, the demands of the day leave many parents eager to put their kids to bed, hoping for a reprieve from the day’s events. Amid this fragmenting of relationships, neighbors are rediscovering each other while social distancing outdoors, and others create and experience Zoom memorials for those loved ones who have been lost to COVID-19 or something else. Still others have lost their jobs or have been furloughed and are relying on friends and family for support in ways they could not have imagined before. It is a time of fragmentation and loss to our relationships as well as time of innovation, reimagination, and growth. These experiences help us recognize, realize, and rediscover how vital a role social networks play in creating ourselves. They shape who we are and how we feel, provide resources to support our mental and physical well-being, and act as the guard rails to hold us back from dangerous precipices. Social networks are a foundational part of our normalcy and well worth scientific attention.

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我们之间的距离，以及我们自身的空间

2020年是空前的。由于发生COVID-19大流行，许多孩子失学了六个多月，失去了与朋友的面对面交流，无法与大家庭见面，并且经历了不习惯的孤立。在亲戚和朋友的很少支持下，大流行育儿不仅仅是一项全职工作。一天的要求既充满挑战又令人筋疲力尽，许多父母急于让他们的孩子上床睡觉，希望从这一天的事件中获得缓解。在这种关系破裂的过程中，邻居在户外社交时彼此重新发现对方，其他人则为那些因COVID-19或其他原因迷失的亲人创建和体验Zoom纪念馆。还有一些人失业或休假，并依靠朋友和家人以以前无法想象的方式获得支持。这是一段破碎的时期，我们之间的关系迷失，也是创新，重新想象和成长的时期。这些经验有助于我们认识，认识和重新发现社交网络在创造自我中所起的作用。它们塑造了我们的身份和感觉，提供了支持我们身心健康的资源，并充当了护栏，使我们远离危险的悬崖。社交网络是我们常态化的基础部分，非常值得科学关注。意识到并重新发现社交网络在创造自我中扮演的角色。它们塑造了我们的身份和感觉，提供了支持我们身心健康的资源，并充当了护栏，使我们远离危险的悬崖。社交网络是我们常态化的基础部分，非常值得科学关注。意识到并重新发现社交网络在创造自我中扮演的角色。它们塑造了我们的身份和感觉，提供了支持我们身心健康的资源，并充当了护栏，使我们远离危险的悬崖。社交网络是我们常态化的基础部分，非常值得科学关注。