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Friends and social networks

Friends and social networks. Role Structures. Roles involve a set of obligations and expectations Roles are a constraint on conduct At any given time, we may occupy several roles Our conception of who we are is shaped by our interactions with others and by our understandings of who they are.

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Friends and social networks

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  1. Friends and social networks

  2. Role Structures • Roles involve a set of obligations and expectations • Roles are a constraint on conduct • At any given time, we may occupy several roles • Our conception of who we are is shaped by our interactions with others and by our understandings of who they are Exchange theory

  3. Evans-Pritchard and the Nuer Exchange theory

  4. Dyadic exchange, roles, and social integration Solidarity From equality Solidarity From Roles (asymmetry) Exchange theory

  5. Exchange and social solidarity It turns out that Adam Smith was right (exchange does produce social stability) But for the wrong reason. Economic exchange is not sufficient; only social exchange produces social roles Norm of reciprocity Ambiguity over valuation Problem of timing Tendency to escalate Exchange theory

  6. Beyond dyads: Structures of social exchange Reciprocity Redistribution Exchange theory

  7. Reciprocity The Kula Ring Economic and ritual exchange Reciprocal trade of shells (soulava) and armbands (mwali) Exchange theory

  8. Redistribution Exchange theory

  9. UW Common Book What’s your impression of this book? Did you ever talk to anyone about it? Did you read it? If so, why? If not, why not?

  10. Thoughts about next year Types of books Types of Activities Sociological benefits of reading a book in common Obstacles to Effective implementation

  11. Next: Electronic communication and networks

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