What Does It Mean That Social Networks Can Influence People

question 66

Multiple Choice

What does it mean that social networks can influence people through contagion?

• A) Connections that lead to disease or infection are called contagion, according to sociologists.
• B) Social networks are contagious given that they tend to mimic each other over the long run.
• C) This borrows from a biological model in that people who are weak are likely to "catch" the influence of their social network.
• D) People who are connected to social networks are more likely to be affected by them.

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