Overview
Can one recognize people's affiliation to professions and academic fields based on their clothing?
Yes, and this book explains why!
A contribution to the emergence of culture.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
In this book, it is explained how we learn from each other and how people adapt their behavior to one another. We orient ourselves to others by observing how they behave in specific situations.
The analysis of relationships is actually the domain of network research, which has traditionally focused on strong and weak ties. However, this book explores super weak ties, which are often not consciously perceived, as their significance unfolds behind the backs of us all. Although one can hardly speak of relationships in the traditional sense, these super weak ties are often just as influential as stronger ones. The orienting effect is particularly pronounced when there are similarities in interests and situations between observers and those being observed. Without transmissions facilitated by super weak ties, it would be challenging to arrive at cultural commonalities in society.Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Prof. Dr. Christian Stegbauer teaches sociology and network research at Goethe University Frankfurt.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Super Weak Ties
Book Subtitle: What Culturally Holds our Society Together
Authors: Christian Stegbauer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43888-3
Publisher: Springer Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-43887-6Published: 14 February 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-43888-3Published: 13 February 2024
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 166
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociological Theory, Sociology of Culture