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