SOC 3332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: List Of Charmed Characters

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3332
• Professor: Ariel Fuenzalida

Document Summary

1/20/17 (3) dyads and triads: basic network concepts (pt. 2) As the size of the group changes, the nature of the group also changes. This change is not insignificant since it brings about a qualitative change; we are not just adding a node (it is not just a quantified change). The effect that a drug has is not an inherent quality of the drug. Rather, the effect is directly related to dosage. The introduction of a third node is the best way to compromise the secret. A dyad is a fragile social form: the death of one member destroys the dyad for good. This means that it lacks a supra-individual" characteristic and it faces its own mortality. However, the dyad is not a static form; it has a certain type of rhythm and enters into variations. As the dyad transforms into a triad, the number of possible relationships in the group increases exponentially while simultaneously decreasing levels of intimacy.