social network
Let an agent explain social networks as structures of relationships, relay social network analysis concepts and research with attribution, identify kinds of networks, and distinguish the sociological sense from online social networking services.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain social networks as structures of relationships, relay social network analysis concepts and research with attribution, identify kinds of networks, and distinguish the sociological sense from online social networking services.
A social structure made up of people or organisations and the ties between them, such as friendship, kinship, collaboration, exchange or support, analysed as nodes and links in social network analysis; social networks include support networks, professional networks such as physician and academic networks, scientific collaboration networks and informal networks such as old boy networks, and the term also names online platforms, which are a distinct sense.
What it is for: Not applicable; a social structure.
It can be explain the concept and kinds; relay analysis concepts and research; distinguish from online platforms; describe applications.
Distinguishing features
Nodes and ties
Measurable structure
Influence on behaviour and outcomes
Formal and informal kinds
What it looks like
Not a visible object; diagrams of nodes and ties.
How it is recognised
People or organisations and their ties
Support, professional, collaboration and informal networks
Online social networking services are platforms, a separate sense
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is studied by - the method
is confused with - the online platform sense
In practice
Families and kinds
personal and support networks
professional networks such as physician networks
academic and scientific collaboration networks
informal networks such as old boy networks
mobile and online-mediated networks
organisational and inter-organisational networks
Standards and regulation
Research ethics for network data
Data protection for relational data
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing networks with platforms
Privacy risks in network data
Overstating network effects
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Concept What a social network is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a social network in the sociological sense, and what kinds exist? definition
- Is the question about relationship networks or online platforms? boundary
Structure
Structure and measures.
Structure
Structure.
- What measures such as centrality, density and clustering describe networks? definition
- Which entry fits social network analysis? action
Research Research findings.
Attribution.
Findings
Findings.
Findings
Findings.
- What does research say about weak ties, small worlds and influence in networks, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Outcomes
Effects on outcomes.
Outcomes
Outcomes.
- How do networks affect health, careers and information spread, with attribution? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Kinds Kinds in practice.
Application.
Professional
Professional and collaboration networks.
Professional
Professional.
- How do professional, physician and scientific collaboration networks function? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Informal
Informal networks.
Informal
Informal.
- What are old boy networks and other informal networks, and what do studies say about their effects? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Methods and history.
Study.
Methods
Methods and ethics.
Methods
Methods.
- How are networks studied, and what ethical issues arise? provenance
- Which entry fits research ethics? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did social network theory develop from Moreno and Milgram to modern network science? provenance
- Which entry fits network science? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should social network analysis be a separate primary entry?
- How should research references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming kinds; should they be split off?