Social Ties
Elements of a Substantive Conceptualization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2300901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reza Azarian (Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 323-338 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Sociologica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-6993 • E-ISSN: 1502-3869 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0001699310379437 |
| OpenAlex | W1964575326 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 132 |
Paradoxically, the contemporary network approach has so far declined to produce a theoretically elaborate account of social relationships - the very core entities that underpin both its ontological outlook and methodological stance. This article addresses certain substantive aspects of social connectivity that are either theoretically underdeveloped or largely neglected in this approach. These include: (1) the essential and defining properties of relationships; (2) their inherent dynamics; (3) the impact of larger socio-cultural contexts in which specific ties and networks emerge; and, finally, (4) various grounds of connectivity and general types of social ties. The article concludes with a discussion of how the prevailing formalistic conception of social tie poses an obstacle to the materialization of the great potentials of the network approach and how a substantive re-conceptualization of its bedrock entity may open up the possibility of turning this mode of inquiry into a truly relational approach
Conceptualization · Epistemology · Interpersonal ties · Obstacle · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Computer Science · Critical Realism in Sociology · Law · Social Capital and Networks
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,92 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |