强弱关系，还是关系人的特征同质性？
Weak Ties, Strong Ties, or the Homophily Based on Social Attribute?

梳理社会网络和社会资本研究领域涉及弱关系与强关系命题的争论发现，尽管各自阵营的讨论都可以逻辑自洽，可本文的探讨说明，以找工作讨论为例，强、弱关系或许只是表象，让强、弱关系发生作用的不是关系强、弱本身，而是关系人在社会特征属性上的同质性。运用DAS数据和CGSS数据的分析表明，无论在美国还是中国，曾经被解释为在找工作中发生影响的弱关系或强关系，在更本质的意义上是关系人的特征同质性，关系强弱在多大程度上发挥影响，取决于关系人在社会特征属性上的同质性程度。
：After reviewing the debate between the hypotheses of weak ties and strong ties on social network and social capital, we found that they were both logically self-consistent but lead to different conclusions. In this article, we argue that the strength of a tie, be it strong or weak, may not the essential factor. It is the homophily based on the social attributes of the two nodes of the tie that plays the actual role, even in the context of getting a job. By analyzing the data from DAS and CGSS, we found that no matter in US or China, the effect of the strength of ties on the outcome of job searching is subject to the degree of homophily of the social attributes between the job searchers and the one who help them