Social network analysis has found all of the following to be true EXCEPT:

a. Admissions officers at elite colleges tend to show preference for those applicants who are part of their prep school social network.
b. Networks of individuals and groups provide social support in times of stress or illness.
c. People's social support networks shrink as they become elderly and infirm and lose the ability to offer support or other resources in exchange.
d. The interconnectedness of a social network has at best only short-term results in the lives of its members.


D

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