SOC 3332 Lecture 11: Lecture 11_Granovetter _The Strength of Weak Ties.
20 Sep 2019
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Plenary lecture n 10 and 11, american case study: The strength of weak ties. american journal of sociology. Strong ties: the strength of a tie : a combination of the amount of time, the emotional intensity, the intimacy and the reciprocal services, which characterizes the tie. Intimates (kin, close friends: strong ties offer beneficial social support. It is argued that the degree of overlap of two individuals" friendship networks varies directly with the strength of their tire to one another. If a-b and a-c ties exsit, then the amount of time c spend with b depends (in part) on the amount a spends with b and c: small-scale interaction become translated into large-scale patterns. It is important to note that all bridges are weak ties: weak ties are important in long run as they interact outside your main group allowing opportunities you wouldn"t normally encounter.
