2. The Hart-Cellar Act brought a system of family preferences to the immigration process. Why might a network of family members make it easier for new immigrants to support themselves in the new country they call home?
A network of family members make it easier for new immigrants to support themselves in the new country they call home because they have someone to guide them. Someone will provide information about …show more content…
If getting a job is “all about connections,” how does the work on “the strength of weak ties” round out our understanding of this phenomenon? How does nepotism fit into this discussion?
The Strength of weak ties is the frequency, which weak ties turns out to be valuable because it brings novel of information. It means people who work in a comapany gets you in the door. The higher person you have in a company lead to increase your opportunity for being hired. It depends on the relationship of a person in a company that puts effort for a person who needs the job. Nepotism is when favoritism is offered to family members or friends in workplace. As an example, hiring someone you know with than someone you do not know with same qualifications. This is usually happens in small business.
4. An undecided voter who knows little about the political candidates reads the result of the latest poll on voting day and sees that other voters seem inclined to choose one of the candidates. According to Asch’s work on conformity, how might the poll affect the voter’s behavior? Do you think media sources should release polls shortly before an