SOC-S 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 40: Mark Granovetter, Church Attendance, Social Capital
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Social engagement (putnam) -- e. g. voting , civic engagement, church attendance, joining organizations, having dinners together. Strong ties vs. weak ties (granovetter): study of job seekers in boston area (newton,ma) Formal means - e. g. advertisements, employment agencies, placements by universities or professional organizations. Personal contact is the predominant method of finding out about jobs (56%) Formal means and application each about 19% 69% through weak ties (e,g, acquaintances, colleagues) vs. 31% through. Weak times more effectively link to different social circles with new information. The likelihood of moving to a new job and years of job tenure has inverse. The nature of information passing through the networks. Minorities rely on strong ties, because of limited opportunities to prove their hireability through human capital alone (burt 1992) Weaker ties are effective only when it helps you to reach toward contacts higher up in the hierarchy.
