Questions about Mark Granovetter

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When was Mark Granovetter born?

Mark Granovetter was born in 1943. He stood at the front of Henry Snyder High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, on a day in January 1961 as the valedictorian of his class.

Where did Mark Granovetter earn his PhD and when?

Mark Granovetter completed his PhD in sociology at Harvard University in 1970. Harrison White supervised his research during this period before he began his professional life as an assistant professor of social relations at Johns Hopkins University from 1970 until 1973.

What is the most cited work by Mark Granovetter and how many citations does it have?

The Strength of Weak Ties stands as the most cited work in the social sciences with over 78,000 citations according to Google Scholar. This article appeared in print in 1973 after editors rejected the submission in 1969.

Which university has Mark Granovetter been affiliated with since 1995?

Mark Granovetter joined Stanford University in 1995 where he became the Joan Butler Ford Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences since at least 2005. He previously taught at Northwestern University from 1992 to 1995 and held positions at Stony Brook University until 1992.

When was Economic Action and Social Structure published and what concept did it introduce?

Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness launched new economic sociology upon its publication in 1985. Mark Granovetter identified this concept as embeddedness which posits that economic relations exist within actual social networks rather than abstract idealized markets.