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  2. Interpersonal ties - Wikipedia

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    Weak social ties, it is argued, are responsible for the majority of the embeddedness and structure of social networks in society as well as the transmission of information through these networks. Specifically, more novel information flows to individuals through weak rather than strong ties.

  3. Control theory (sociology) - Wikipedia

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    A good example of control theory would be that people go to work. Most people do not want to go to work, but they do, because they get paid, to obtain food, water, shelter, and clothing. Hirschi (1969) identifies four elements of social bonds: attachment, commitment, involvement, and belief. [2]

  4. Consequential strangers - Wikipedia

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    In contrast, "social integration"—having a personal network of intimates and consequential strangers—may increase longevity and resistance to disease. [41] [42] For example, an ongoing series of "viral challenge" studies have been conducted over the last twenty years, in which subjects are quarantined and deliberately infected with a virus ...

  5. Human bonding - Wikipedia

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    This model was the stimulus behind his famous 1973 paper The Strength of Weak Ties, which is now considered a classic paper in sociology. Weak social bonds are believed to be responsible for the majority of the embeddedness and structure of social networks in society as well as the transmission of information through these networks ...

  6. Triadic closure - Wikipedia

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    Triadic closure was made popular by Mark Granovetter in his 1973 article The Strength of Weak Ties. [4] There he synthesized the theory of cognitive balance first introduced by Fritz Heider in 1946 with a Simmelian understanding of social networks. In general terms, cognitive balance refers to the propensity of two individuals to want to feel ...

  7. 6 of the best and 6 of the worst Christmas movies on Netflix ...

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    The holiday season is incomplete for many people without holiday movies. This year, Netflix is streaming a wide range of Christmas classics and original movies.

  8. Mechanical and organic solidarity - Wikipedia

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    Little interdependence (social bonds relatively weak) Relatively low volume of population; Relatively low material and moral density; Based on division of labor (predominately in more advanced societies) Organized type (fusion of markets and growth of cities) Much interdependency (social bonds relatively strong) Relatively high volume of population

  9. Lawsuit accuses major food companies of marketing 'addictive ...

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    (Reuters) -Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the U.S. on Tuesday accusing them of designing and marketing "ultra-processed" foods ...