The authors say, regarding the curve for focal closure, "... the curve for focal closure behaves quite differently from the curve for triadic closure: it turns downward and appears to approximately level off, rather than turning slightly upward. Thus, subsequent shared classes after the first produce a “diminishing returns” effect."
Is it possible that these diminishing effects are caused by interacting mechanisms of cultural vs. structural embeddedness?
The authors say, regarding the curve for
focal closure, "... the curve for focal closure behaves quite differently from the curve for triadic closure: it turns downward and appears to approximately level off, rather than turning slightly upward. Thus, subsequent shared classes after the first produce a “diminishing returns” effect."Is it possible that these diminishing effects are caused by interacting mechanisms of cultural vs. structural embeddedness?