Two sociologists study juveniles in a delinquency center.One studies ________,so she considers how many ties a given juvenile has to other juveniles.The other studies ________,so she analyzes how a given juvenile can connect to other juveniles in a small number of steps.
A)well-connectedness;cliques
B)structural holes;bridges
C)centrality;equivalence
D)degree centrality;closeness centrality

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The first sociologist is studying "degree centrality," which refers to the number of direct connections or ties an individual has in a network. The second sociologist is studying "closeness centrality," which measures how close an individual is to all other individuals in a network, typically in terms of the shortest paths.

Two Sociologists Study Juveniles in a Delinquency Center