Duhigg’s view on social change is that he believes that it is driven by social habits, strong ties, and weak ties. Adding to his argument, I would add that if social ties did not exist then nobody would even interact with anyone therefore they are necessary. Also, social habits are key in life as they are what we do everyday. By incorporating new social habits that support the specific movement then change will be present. Another point that Duhigg makes is that weak ties are stronger than strong ties. My view are contrary to those of Duhigg in that strong ties are stronger than weak tie. Weak ties are not necessarily possible without strong ties, so how can they be stronger? Strong ties are defined as “first hand relationships”. Weak ties are defined as “friends of friends- people who are neither strangers nor close pals”. Strong ties are friends and weak ties are friends of friends, therefore weak ties cannot even be possible without the initial strong tie.
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