Social Relationship Theorists

Question 1

MILROYS BELFAST STUDY
1) DEFINE Multiplexity/Multiplex relationships + Example💗
2) Effect? 🔺

Answer 1

1) Multiplex relationships is when contacts in social network 🛜 know each other in more than 1️⃣ way. [E.g. Colleagues & friends]

2) ⬆️⬆️ Density of network & closeness

Question 2

WHEN was Milroys Belfast Study and what was she trying to find🌸? 👥👥—>🔤

Answer 2

1) 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣5️⃣
2) How social networks facilitate language change

facilitate- make easier/possible

Question 3

WHAT are the 2️⃣ types of social networks according to Milroy’s Belfast Study? Give examples for each 🌆🛖🫂🧶

Answer 3

Open and Closed social networks

OPEN = Big cities
CLOSED = Small rural towns/Close Knit friend groups

Question 4

WHAT are the 3️⃣ differences between an open and closed social network? 🤗🚰🗯️💬

Answer 4

1) OPEN 🟰 Personal contacts don’t all know each other❌
CLOSED 🟰 Contacts ALL know each other ✅✅

2) OPEN 🟰 Lower density ⬇️
CLOSED 🟰 High density ⬆️

3) OPEN 🟰 ➕➕➕ Varied Lang
CLOSED 🟰➖➖➖ Varied Lang

Question 5

What is the Communication Accommodation theory? (CAT 🐈‍⬛ )

Answer 5

The idea that people accommodate to where they believe someone else is not where they actually are

Question 6

Who theorised the Communication Accommodation Theory? 🐠

Answer 6

Giles