Sociology

If getting a job is "all about connections," how does research on the "strength of weak ties" round out our understanding of this phenomenon? How do you think you will find a job when you graduate? Do networks factor into your job seeking process? How does nepotism fit into the discussion? Think about your own social networks and that of your peers. How might social networks shape patterns of inequality? 2-3 pages. Double Space. MLA format. 

1.    Christakis, Nicholas and James Fowler. 2009. “In the Thick of It” In Connected: How Your Friends’ Friends’ Friends’ Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do. Little, Brown, and Company. - Chapter 1 

2.   DiTomaso, Nancy. 2013. “How Social Networks Drive Black Unemployment.” The New York Times. May 5.