Social Network Approaches Flashcards
What are the two different types of network
closely knit
lose
What are common features of a closely knit social network?
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
What are common features of a lose social network?
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
What is the hypothesis for a closely knit social network?
You will preserve your way of speaking because all the people you interact with also speak in the same way
What is the hypothesis for a lose social network?
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.
How do you define social class?
Each study has used different criteria to determine a person's social class The most popular include occupation, education and income
How did Labov divide up and determine the different social classes?
Through the three critera and scored them. Overall 9 social classes: 1-5 = working class 6-8 = lower-middle class 9 = upper-middle class
How did Trudgill divide up and determine the different social classes?
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