Social Network Approaches Flashcards

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What are the two different types of network

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closely knit

lose

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What are common features of a closely knit social network?

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You are likely to know the same people from lots of different places, for example, you will:
work with them,
live in the same area,
meet up for other social events

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What are common features of a lose social network?

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You know a lot of different people, all from different places. Therefore you have:
your work friends,
your neighbours,
the people you meet up with socially

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What is the hypothesis for a closely knit social network?

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You will preserve your way of speaking because all the people you interact with also speak in the same way

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What is the hypothesis for a lose social network?

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You will not preserve your way of speaking as much because you interact with a lot of different people and you accommodate your speech to fit in with each individual group.

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How do you define social class?

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Each study has used different criteria to determine a person's social class 
The most popular include occupation, education and income
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How did Labov divide up and determine the different social classes?

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Through the three critera and scored them. Overall 9 social classes:
1-5 = working class
6-8 = lower-middle class
9 = upper-middle class
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How did Trudgill divide up and determine the different social classes?

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Used 6 factors: 
occupation, income, education, type of housing, locality, father's occupation
Overall 5 social factors:
middle middle class
lower middle class
upper working class
middle working class
lower working class
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