Granovetter recounts the development of his widely cited 1973 article , The Strength of Weak Ties .
Granovetter credits White 's lectures and specifically White 's description of sociometric work by Anatol Rapaport and William Horrath that gave him the idea .
Recounting the development of his widely cited 1973 article , The Strength of Weak Ties , Granovetter credits White 's lectures and specifically White 's description of sociometric work by Anatol Rapaport and William Horrath that gave him the idea .