---
type: source
title: "The Strength of Weak Ties"
author: "Mark Granovetter"
url: https://doi.org/10.1086/225469
date: 1973-05-01
domain: cultural-dynamics
format: paper
status: processed
processed_by: clay
processed_date: 2026-03-08
claims_extracted:
  - "weak ties bridge otherwise disconnected clusters enabling information flow and opportunity access that strong ties within clusters cannot provide"
tags: [network-science, weak-ties, social-networks, information-flow]
---

# The Strength of Weak Ties

Foundational network science paper demonstrating that weak interpersonal ties serve as bridges between densely connected clusters, enabling information flow and opportunity access that strong ties cannot provide. Published in American Journal of Sociology.