Week 11: social networks Flashcards

1
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a type of real-world network that everyone is a part of:

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social networks

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2
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basically a group of people that constantly interact with each other

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society

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3
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basically a group of people that constantly interact with each other

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social structure

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4
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The following are some of the parts that form social structure:

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  1. social norms
  2. social stratification
  3. social status
  4. social roles
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5
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informal rules or practices that govern the behaviour of members of a society.

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social norms

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6
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Society’s way of categorizing people.

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social stratification

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7
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the rank or position of a person in a society. It is a result of social stratification.

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social status

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8
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the sum of the norms, responsibilities and expectations that applies to a person. Basically, it is a part that a person of a certain social status is expected to play.

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social roles

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9
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a network of people and the social interactions between them.

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social network

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10
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a sociological model created by the sociologist Talcott Parsons in the 1950’s

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AGIL paradigm

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11
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The AGIL model is made up of 4 elements that drive social structure. These elements are:

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  1. adaptation
  2. goal attainment
  3. integration
  4. latency
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12
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can be summarized as the things that we do in order to survive.

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adaptation

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13
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the process of studying social structures through network science.

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social network analysis

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14
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the measure of importance of a node in a network.

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centrality

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15
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The following are the three types of centrality:

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  1. degree centrality
  2. betweenness centrality
  3. closeness centrality
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16
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measured based on the number of links that a node has

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degree centrality

17
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measured by how many indirect connections passes through a node

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betweenness centrality

18
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determines which node has the shortest average path to the other nodes in the network

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closeness centrality