If getting a job is all about connections, how does the work on the strength of weak ties round out our understanding of this phenomenon? How does nepotism (hiring family members) fit into this discussion? An undecided voter who knows little about the political candidates reads the result of the latest poll on voting day and sees that other voters seem inclined to choose one of the candidates. According to Asch’s work on conformity, how might the poll affect the voter’s behavior? Do you think media sources should release polls shortly before an election?
