Social networks

According to Merriam Webster, betrayal means to hurt someone who trusts you, such as a friend, relative or partner by doing something morally wrong. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth and in “The Social Network” directed by David Fincher both protagonists seem trustworthy. However, through time both Macbeth and Mark Zuckerberg betray their friends, their partners and those around them. Eventually their deception leads to very negative outcomes. Both Macbeth and Mark Zuckerberg betray their friends. In…

There is evidence linking social network involvement to health and well-being across one’s life span (Rook, 2015). In this article, Rook (2015) addresses the positive and negative social network exchanges and how both are necessary to better understand how social networks influence health and well-being. More specifically, Rook (2015) explores the different research studies performed to examine the health related impact of positive and negative exchanges in social network involvement focusing on…

What is social network interdependency? It’s the world we live in today. Imagine a society where phones, computers, iPods, etc. did not exist? There was a time similar to this not too long ago. Where, interacting with someone face-to-face was considerably above the normal standards in civilization. Compared to texting and where nonhuman interaction is acceptable in today’s community. Although, like anything else they both have their pros and cons in the eras they partake in. We live in a period…

Social Network and Empathy: An Annotated Bibliography Ang, Rebecca P., and Dion H. Goh. "Cyberbullying among Adolescents: The Role of Affective and Cognitive Empathy, and Gender." Child psychiatry and human development 41.4 (2010): 387-97. ProQuest. Web. 15 Oct. 2015. In this article, Ang examines the association of empathy, cognitive empathy and gender on cyberbullying among adolescents. She attempts to give a better understanding of how others feel behind the computer screen. Ang explains…

This paper by Granovetter looks at the correlation between the level of network overlap and network strength. Namely, the paper looks to answer the following question: Is the degree of overlap of two individuals’ social networks correlated with the strength of their tie to one another? Furthermore, Granovetter provides a socioeconomic perspective on the implications of social tie strength- looking at tie strength and job acquisition. Granovetter interviewed a random sample of 54 individuals from…

Within the social science community, theorist Barry Wellman focuses on an idea that there is three views of a community while studying what social systemic divisions affect organization and the primary social networks between people. The idea of this “the community question” and the degrees of social networking led Wellman to examine the three arguments, if a community is either: lost, saved, and/or liberated. According to Wellman, the first urban sociological response to the community…

our culture via classical literature and popular media and undoubtedly still have a significant influence on how society defines gender. The Social Network and Macbeth explore how characters continuously accept or reject gender roles and their effects on decision, actions and dynamics between characters. In both The Social Network and Macbeth, social constructs dictate the idea of how women should present themselves to society; they are usually created by and for the benefit of men. For…

FACEBOOK IS USING YOU Facebook is one of the most important social network in the world. Along with the evolution of Technology, the majority of people worldwide refer to Facebook as a way of getting information at a faster peace or simply maintaining friendships or relatives relationship. Last year while updating my status on the social network, I received message from an old friend from junior high school. Presently; we have strengthened our relationship from often conversations or…

A Social network is ‘a dedicated website or other application which enables users to communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, images, etc.’ (Butera & Library, 2011) It can also be described as a key part of daily life as 74% of online adults use it (Pew Research Centre, 2013). In just over a decade, social networking has shifted from being a relatively small industry, to Facebook, the largest provider having over 1.27billion active users (Sedghi, 2016). The…

contracts which allowed significant securing human, legal, and financial resources. His various positions played a dominant role for building a new relationship to mobilize the crucial resources and allies of his plan and for utilizing established social networks as well as for supporting his power. At first glance, Pfeffer might seem to recount that obtaining and melding necessary development resources for a project are fundamental to contribute to the success of the business and to consolidate…