During the 20th century 130 countries and territories gained political independence from their mother country in a process known as
a. imperialism.
b. decolonization.
c. recolonization.
d. insurgency.
Question 2
In interviews with the workers who changed jobs, Granovetter learned that the contacts who helped them land the job were most often an old friend, a former coworker, or former employer. In addition, that contact was likely to be someone with whom that worker had maintained sporadic contact over the years. Granovetter called these
a. the division of labor.
b. weak ties.
c. strong ties.
d. a social network.
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