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Social Relations

Social Relations is a foundational sociological concept referring to the structured patterns of interaction and association among individuals and groups within a society, distinguished by their embeddedness in norms, roles, and institutional contexts that shape economic behavior and outcomes in the field of Economic Sociology.

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2.2K

Authors

779

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2017–2026

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Economic Action and Social Structure: The Problem of Embeddedness

Mark Granovetter · American Journal of Sociology · 1985 · 28.2K citations

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Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks

Miller McPherson, Lynn Smith‐Lovin, James M. Cook · Annual Review of Sociology · 2001 · 18.6K citations

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Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology

Alejandro Portes · Annual Review of Sociology · 1998 · 11.9K citations

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Social Exchange Theory: An Interdisciplinary Review

Russell Cropanzano, Marie S. Mitchell · Journal of Management · 2005 · 9.5K citations · Full text

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Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology

Gianfranco Poggi · Sociology · 1969 · 6.9K citations

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  1. PD
    Pierpaolo Donati

    University of Bologna, Italy

    10 publications · 334 citations

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  2. TC
    Toni C. Antonucci

    University of Michigan, United States

    10 publications · 2.5K citations

    10

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  3. SW
    Stuart W. Cook

    University of Colorado System, United States

    8 publications · 2.2K citations

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  4. KJ
    Kristine J. Ajrouch

    Eastern Michigan University, United States

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

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  5. JU
    John Urry

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 1.4K citations

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Institutions

779

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    15 h-index

    26 publications

    10.9K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    11 h-index

    12 publications

    449 citations

  5. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    16 publications

    1.6K citations

  6. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    739 citations

  8. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    9 h-index

    25 publications

    4.3K citations

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  1. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 61 publications · 21.8K citations

    33

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  2. Social Forces

    SF · 41 publications · 7.2K citations

    25

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  3. American Journal of Sociology

    AJS · 30 publications · 42.3K citations

    24

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  4. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    31 publications · 5K citations

    21

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 25 publications · 3K citations

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