Heilman, Kenneth M. (1938–)

Moffett, Kristin; Eidson, Alyssa

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_626

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“…The mechanisms of strong and weak ties may have their deep evolutionary roots. Extrapolating from Mark Moffett’s (2018) research in evolutionary biology, I argue that, in a nutshell, the mechanism of strong ties may be traced to the individual recognition system of the social mammals, whereas that of weak ties, the anonymous society of the social insects.…”

Section: An Overview Of Strong Ties Versus Weak Tiesmentioning

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“…These intimate communities encounter no strangers. This is true for both hunter-gatherers who rarely encountered outsiders (Moffett, 2018) and the traditional Chinese village, about which Fei (1947/1992) wrote, “This is a society without strangers, a society based totally on the familiar” (p. 41). Weak ties, by contrast, refer to cooperation among strangers.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Weak ties, by contrast, refer to cooperation among strangers. Networking among unrelated others are the building blocks of the larger society, which for the early hunter-gatherers provided “reliable market and marriage relations beyond the local fireplace” (Moffett, 2018, p. 121).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Moffett (2018), nonhuman animals that use the individual recognition system to form groups include monkeys forming troops which are closed and stable groups, Savanna elephants having a core group of adult females, accompanied by their calves, or birds having access to dependable long-term helpers, such as extended families in which offsprings assist the parents or close relatives in raising siblings. Moffett (2018) extends this observation to the hunter-gatherer bands: “A band was the unit of daily interaction, its intimacy on par with that of monkeys that stay in contact” (p. 120).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moffett (2018) claims that this type of groups has a size limitation, due to the cognitive load imposed by individual recognition. That is, the number of others, be they friend or foe, that each animal will be able to track and recall is limited.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Strong-Ties and Weak-Ties Rationalities: Toward an Expanded Network Theory

Sundararajan

2020

Review of General Psychology

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This article introduces the expanded network theory and demonstrates the heuristic value of its construct of strong-ties and weak-ties rationalities. This construct is derived from the network theory of Granovetter and corroborated with evolutionary biology and psychological studies on group processes. This construct has wide-ranging implications and applications for cultural and cross-cultural psychology. It informs our efforts toward cultural sensitivity in theory and research design and offers a new tool for cultural analysis. In particular, it can serve as a useful framework to investigate cultures in transition in the globalizing era. Insights into strong-ties and weak-ties rationalities may even contribute to shaping the future of the human society.

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Section: An Overview Of Strong Ties Versus Weak Tiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: An Overview Of Strong Ties Versus Weak Tiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: An Overview Of Strong Ties Versus Weak Tiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: An Overview Of Strong Ties Versus Weak Tiesmentioning

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Strong-Ties and Weak-Ties Rationalities: Toward an Expanded Network Theory

Sundararajan

2020

Review of General Psychology

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A cross-cultural study of strong ties and weak ties rationalities: Toward an ontological turn in psychology.

Yeh¹,

Sundararajan²,

Ting³

et al. 2023

The Humanistic Psychologist

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We developed the Strong Ties Weak Ties Rationality Scale (STWTRS) to demonstrate the heuristic value of the ontological turn which attempts to do justice to the cultural insider's picture of what is real. To test empirically the hypothesis of the existence of two distinct ontological universes that fall along the divide between strong ties and weak ties ontological framings, we used STWTRS to conduct a cross-cultural study (n = 961) using four samples (i.e., Taiwanese, Yi Chinese, Asian American, and non-Asian American). The results support our claim that the ontological universe of the cultural insider is not a list of fragmentary, ever expanding list of attributes that proliferate in cross-cultural psychology, so much as a coherent wholeness. We argue that this concept is best articulated by Maturana and Varela's (1980) theory of autopoietic living systems. Potential contributions to the literature and future research directions are discussed. Public Significance StatementStrong Ties and Weak Ties Rationality Scale (STWTRS) was developed to enhance our understanding of the cultural insider. This approach to culture is basaed on two premises: First, cultural insiders are agents who need to construct a rational/logical universe in which they can do the right thing. Second, engaging the other as kin (strong-ties) or non-kin (weak-ties) are two primary rationalities that impact on how we relate to and reason about the world. Preliminary results on four cross cultural samples (n = 961) suggest that STWTRS is sensitive enough to capture traditional strong-ties rationality, thus holds the potential to reverse the current trend in cross-cultural measures that are more predictive of modern weak-ties than traditional strong-ties cultures.

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Heilman, Kenneth M. (1938–)

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Strong-Ties and Weak-Ties Rationalities: Toward an Expanded Network Theory

Strong-Ties and Weak-Ties Rationalities: Toward an Expanded Network Theory

A cross-cultural study of strong ties and weak ties rationalities: Toward an ontological turn in psychology.

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