Social Networks, Geography, and Neighbourhood Effects
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It is through personal networks that society is structured and the individuals integrated into society. ... daily life proceeds through personal ties: workers recruit in-laws and cousins for jobs on a new construction site; parents choose their children‟s pediatricians on the basis of personal recommendation; and investors get tips from their tennis partners. ... The interactions among the abstract parts of society – “the family”, “the economy”, and so on – usually turn out to be personal dealings between real individuals who know one another, turn out to be operations of personal networks. ... All through life, the facts, fictions, and arguments we hear from kin and friends are the ones that influence our actions most. Reciprocally, most people affect their society only through personal influences on those around them. Those personal ties are also our greatest motives for action: to protect relatives, impress friends, gain the respect of colleagues, and simply enjoy companionship. (Tilly, 1982: 3)
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تاریخ انتشار 2009