Structural Constraints on Interpersonal Relations
A Test of Blau's Macrosociological Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2210698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T C Blum (0000-0002-4089-0648, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 511-521 |
| Publication date | 1985-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/228312 |
| OpenAlex | W2062918480 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 48 |
| References cited | 11 |
Blau's macrostructural theory focuses on explanation of rates of social contacts between people with different social characteristics. The theory is composed of two analytically distinct categories of social structure. One category is distributional; that is, it refers to properties that emerger from size distributions of social characteristics. The other is a social network approach to social interactions. This article uses Fischer's data collected from 1,050 respondents living in 50 northern California localities to examine hypotheses derived from Blau's theory. The findings suggest that social structure constrains choice: ethnic and religious heterogeneity encourage interethnic and interreligious social interactions despite the negative effects of in-group preferences on such interactions
Ethnic group · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal interaction · Interpersonal relationship · Social relation · Social science · Social theory · Sociology · Anthropology · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 48 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,23 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2025 (39) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 42 |