Comment on Kleinfeld's "Could it be a big world after all?"

Blass, Thomas (2002) Comment on Kleinfeld's "Could it be a big world after all?".

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Kleinfeld deserves credit for helping renew interest in a fascinating phenomenon. Kleinfeld raises some interesting questions. However, the problem with her analysis is that she goes out on a limb to draw firm, critical, conclusions on the basis of ambiguous evidence.

Commentary on:	Kleinfeld, Judith S. (2002) Could it be a big world after all? The "six degrees of spearation" myth. Society.
EPrint Type:	Other
Keywords:	Milgram, social psychology, communication, small world
Subjects:	Chronology > 20th Century Geography > North America History > Intellectual Psychology > Methodology Psychology > Social
ID Code:	42
Deposited By:	Green, Christopher D.
Deposited On:	28 January 2002

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Kleinfeld, Judith S.. Could it be a big world after all? The "six degrees of spearation" myth. (deposited 27 January 2002)
- Blass, Thomas. Comment on Kleinfeld's "Could it be a big world after all?". (deposited 28 January 2002) [Currently Displayed]
- Kleinfeld, Judith S.. I have no dog in this fight: Reply to Blass' comment on "Could it be a big world after all?". (deposited 28 January 2002)