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Strong-Tie Social Connections Versus Weak-Tie Social Connections

In: Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics
Edited by: Kerric Harvey
Subject:Political Communications, Political Communication, Social Media
Keywords:reciprocity; social cohesion; social media; social networks; tie strength; weak and strong ties; weak ties

Discussions regarding the strength of social ties relate to social capital theory. As Robert Putnam describes it, social capital theory suggests that social networks have value at the micro (individual), meso (community), and macro (societal) levels. An individual's social network ...

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  Harvey, K. (2014). Strong-tie social connections versus weak-tie social connections. In Encyclopedia of social media and politics (pp. 1214-1216). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452244723.n510
  
  Harvey, Kerric. "Strong-Tie Social Connections Versus Weak-Tie Social Connections." In Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics, edited by Harvey, Kerric, 1214-16. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452244723.n510.
  
  Harvey, K. 2014. Strong-Tie Social Connections Versus Weak-Tie Social Connections. In: Kerric Harvey Editor, 2014. Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1214-1216 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452244723.n510> [Accessed 15 Aug 2022].
  
  Harvey, Kerric. "Strong-Tie Social Connections Versus Weak-Tie Social Connections." Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics. Edited by Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 1214-16. SAGE Knowledge. 15 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452244723.n510.
  
  Harvey, Kerric (2014). Strong-tie social connections versus weak-tie social connections In:Strong-Tie Social Connections versus Weak-Tie Social Connections Encyclopedia of social media and politics Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2014:1214-1216. doi:10.4135/9781452244723.n510
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