Social Information Networks(Mod 1)

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Social Information Networks(Mod 1) by Mind Map: Social Information Networks(Mod 1)

1. Defn.

1.1. Social relation articulation

1.2. Actor Set

1.3. Set of ties connecting actors

2. Components

2.1. Ties

2.2. Edges

2.3. Arcs

2.4. Lines

2.5. Links

3. Fundamental Concepts

3.1. Actors

3.1.1. Social entities

3.2. Relational Tie

3.2.1. Actor Linkage

3.3. Dyad

3.3.1. Pair of actors and their ties

3.4. Subgroup

3.4.1. Any subset of actors and their ties

3.5. Group

3.5.1. All the actors and their ties

3.6. Relation

3.6.1. Collection of a type of ties

4. Social Network Analysis

4.1. Study of...

4.1.1. Relationship between groups

4.1.2. How relationships arise

4.1.3. Consequences of those relations

4.2. Advantages

4.2.1. Focus on Interaction

4.2.2. Config of Network influences

5. Notations

5.1. Graph

5.1.1. Nodes/Lines

5.1.2. Ordered/Unordered

5.1.3. Binary/Valued

5.2. Sociometric

5.2.1. Positive/Negaitve

5.2.2. Effects Relation

5.3. Algebraic

5.3.1. Study of Network Role Structures

5.3.2. Relational Algebraic Structures

6. Social Network Data

6.1. Structural

6.1.1. measured on special type of pairs of actors/ties

6.2. Composition

6.2.1. measurement of actor attribute

6.3. Mode

6.3.1. Defn.

6.3.1.1. Distinct set of entities on which structural variables are measured

6.3.2. Example

6.3.2.1. Affiliation Networks

6.3.2.1.1. Networks are 2 -mode but only one set of actors

6.3.2.1.2. Events not defined on pairs but subset of actors

6.4. Boundary Specification/ Sampling

6.4.1. Defn.

6.4.1.1. Boundary of actors to describe/identify population under study

6.4.2. Realist

6.4.2.1. Set of boundaries perceived by actors

6.4.3. Nominalist

6.4.3.1. Based on theoretical concerns of the researcher

7. Issues in Data measurement

7.1. unit of observation

7.2. Modeling Unit

7.3. Relational Quantification

8. Data Collection

8.1. Questionnaire

8.2. Interview

8.3. Observation

8.4. Records

8.5. Special Networks(Ego Centered, Small World ,Reverse Small World)