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SociologyInterpersonal tiesEpistemologyStrong tiesSocial psychologyPsychologyPositive economicsSocial scienceEconomicsPhilosophy
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Mark Granovetter
(1983).
The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited.
Sociological Theory
, 1
, 201-201.
https://doi.org/10.2307/202051
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- 10.2307/202051