Comments:

– Granovetter Strength of Weak Ties opened my eyes to a new reality. I had always assumed that the stronger the ties you shared with someone the better connected one would be with the macro discussions of social culture. Those more strongly connected individuals would be more inclined to help one another. However the results in the reading really made me realize that weak ties have just as good and in most cases better overall effects.

Questions:

-Are weaker ties said to be better than stronger ties because in all situations the results prove this to be true? If so wouldn’t this sentiment disregard the fact that there may be a small number of incidents where this isn’t necessarily true?

-Are weaker ties said to be better than stronger ties because in most cases the results prove to be more beneficial? Therefore, if it is true for the majority of the time, does this imply that weaker ties are better than stronger ties, overall?

-Ashley Haynes