Editing The Sociology of Networks (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Social Network Analysis (SNA)''' — The sociological study of social structures through the use of networks and graph theory.
* '''Social Capital''' — The "Value" of your social network (The "Trust" and "Resources" you can access through your friends).
** '''Bonding Capital''' — Deep ties within a group (e.g., Family/Close friends); good for "Support."
** '''Bridging Capital''' — Weak ties between groups (e.g., Acquaintances); good for "New Ideas/Opportunities."
* '''Mark Granovetter''' — The sociologist who discovered "The Strength of Weak Ties."
* '''James Coleman''' — The theorist who defined "Social Capital" as a resource for "Action."
* '''Robert Putnam''' — The author of "Bowling Alone," who argued that modern society is "Losing its Social Capital" as we stop joining clubs.
* '''Homophily''' (Assortative Mixing) — The tendency of individuals to associate and bond with "Similar" others (The "Echo Chamber" effect).
* '''Status''' — Your "Rank" in a network, often determined by who is "Looking up" to you.
* '''Brokerage''' — The power of "Connecting" two groups that don't talk to each other (Filling a "Structural Hole").
* '''Transitivity''' — The likelihood that "If A knows B, and B knows C, then A also knows C" (The "Triangle" of friendship).
* '''The Small World Phenomenon''' — The discovery that everyone is only "Six steps away" from everyone else on Earth.
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