Practice question · Select all that apply
Which claims belong to Granovetter’s strength-of-weak-ties argument?
Hints
- The argument is about information, not about support.
- Comfort in a crisis is what the other kind of tie provides.
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- A. Weak ties act as bridges between otherwise separate circles
- C. Most useful job leads arrive through people seen rarely
- D. Strong-tie clusters carry largely redundant information
Why
Weak ties win at information, not at comfort. Crisis support is exactly what strong ties are for, the theory assigns each tie type its trade, it does not crown one.
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