SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Mark Granovetter, Social Network, Oligarchy
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Social network: is a bounded set of individuals linked by the exchange of material or emotional resources. These patterns of exchange determine the boundaries of the network. Members exchange resources more frequently with each other than with non- members. Social networks may be formal (defined in writing) or informal (defined only in practice) Not restricted to ties among individuals: can be between lovers of diplomatic nations. Networks don"t always have names; networks lie beneath the more visible collectivities of social life. It"s not what you know, it"s who you know . Mark granovetter (1973), you may have strong or weak ties to another person. Weak ties may be more useful in finding a job with their diverse networks, because strong ties have the same social networks as you. A community: intimate and emotionally intense social ties, However, wellman found that torontonians are network rich. Ex: automobile, public transportation, the telephone, and the internet.
