Chapter 5: Groups and Networks

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Across
  1. 2. the member of a triad who attempts to resolve conflict between the two other actors in the group
  2. 3. any social network that is defined by a common purpose and has a boundary between its membership and the rest of the social world
  3. 6. seeks to understand how group life shapes individual behavior and maps out social relationships to understand transmission phenomenon, like STD transmission in high schools
  4. 9. the role of a member of a triad who intentionally drives a wedge between the other two actors in the group
  5. 13. a set of relations – essentially, a set of dyads – held together by ties between individuals
  6. 17. the ways that power and authority are distributed in a social group
  7. 18. the degree to which social relationships are reinforced through indirect ties (i.e. friends of friends)
  8. 19. the sum of stories contained in a set of ties
  9. 21. social groups, such as family or friends, composed of enduring, intimate face-to-face relationships that strongly influence the attitiudes and ideals of those involved
  10. 23. a gap between network clusters, or even two individuals, if the two units have complementary resources
  11. 25. the member of a triad who benefits from conflict between the other two members of the group
Down
  1. 1. the information, knowledge of people or things, and connections that help individuals enter, gain power in, or otherwise leverage social networks
  2. 4. another term for the powerful group, most often the majority
  3. 5. a group that is similar to a small group, but is multifocal
  4. 7. groups marked by impersonal, instrumental relationships (those existing as a means to an end)
  5. 8. the connection between two people in a relationship that varies in strength from one relationship to the next; a story that explains our relationship with another member of our network
  6. 10. a group of two
  7. 11. the notion that relatively weak ties often turn out to be quite valuable because they yield new information
  8. 12. a group that helps us understand or make sense of our position in society relative to other groups
  9. 14. the shared beliefs and behaviors within a social group
  10. 15. a group characterized by face-to-face interaction, a unifocal perspective, lack of formal arrangement, or roles, and a certain level of equality
  11. 16. a group of characterized by the presence of a formal structure that mediates interaction and consequently status and differentiation
  12. 20. a group of three
  13. 22. the tendency for organizations that interact with the same social forces to end up sharing characteristics, or to look alike
  14. 24. another term for the stigmatized or less powerful group, the minority