Social networks of socially disadvantaged individuals can help them in coping with everyday
life and avoiding social exclusion. At the same time, social ties also have the power to bind
an individual to their disadvantageous situation, perpetuating the risks of social exclusion.
One mechanism through which ties can be established are “foci”: extra‐network structures
around which common interactions occur (eg, family, workplace, clubs) that usually have
spatial anchor points (places) where joint interactions happen. To better understand this …