The Amoeba Project
An attempt to create semantic data.Monday, June 05, 2006
The Strength of the Weak Tie
Mark Granovetter described in his publication (1973) "The Strength of Weak Ties" how social constructs can be distinguished in two strong (family, friends) and weak (acquitances) ties. Those ties play a significant role when it comes to helping each other out, e.g. finding a job.
Social Theory, Volume 1 (1983) chapter 7 reviews the above mentioned paper and adds empirical information: PDF
"Weak ties provide people with access to information and resources beyond those available in their own social circle; but strong ties have greater motivation to be of
assistance and are typically more easily available. I believe that these two facts do much to explain when strong ties play their unique role." (P. 209)
Social Theory, Volume 1 (1983) chapter 7 reviews the above mentioned paper and adds empirical information: PDF
"Weak ties provide people with access to information and resources beyond those available in their own social circle; but strong ties have greater motivation to be of
assistance and are typically more easily available. I believe that these two facts do much to explain when strong ties play their unique role." (P. 209)
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