Computational approaches to studying the co-evolution of networks and behavior in social dilemmas / Rense Corten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corten, Rense, author.

Contributor:

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Esther F. Kantrowitz & Lionel Kantrowitz Collection Endowment Fund.

Series:

Wiley series in computational and quantitative social science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Interpersonal relations--Research--Methodology.

Interpersonal relations.

Social networks--Research--Methodology.

Social networks.

Interpersonal relations--Research.

Methodology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 175 pages).

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Social networks play an important role in explanations of outcomes of social dilemmas; situations in which goal-directed individual action can lead to a collectively suboptimal outcome. Among these dilemmas are the cooperation and coordination problems that underlie many social phenomena. In most research on network effects in social dilemmas, networks are considered as static, exogenously determined structures. Yet social network structures often result from individual choices of relations. What happens when actors can not only choose their behavior in social dilemmas, but can also purposefully change the social network in which these interactions are embedded? This book presents theoretical answers to this question, along with experimental and non-experimental empirical studies in which implications of the theoretical models are tested. The studies presented highlight the diverse ways in which computer simulation can be used to bridge abstract theoretical models and empirical applications. This book: Explores an important theoretical puzzle which is only rarely explicitly modeled, Combines game-theoretical modeling with empirical research, Combines different types of empirical research: lab experiments and survey research in a field setting, Uses computer simulation to explore implications of the models, and also to generate specific testable hypotheses for research, Academic researchers, postgraduate students, sociologists, economists, and all social scientists with an interest in social dilemma research, social network analysis and computational methods will benefit from the novel approaches presented in this book. Book jacket.

Contents:

Computational Approaches to Studying the Co-evolution of Networks and Behavior in Social Dilemmas; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Social dilemmas and social networks; 1.1.1 Cooperation and social networks; 1.1.2 Coordination and social networks; 1.2 Dynamic networks, co-evolution, and research questions; 1.3 Social networks and social dilemmas between sociology and economics; 1.4 Approach: Models, simulation, and empirical tests; 1.4.1 Theoretical models; 1.4.2 Empirical approach; 1.5 Description of the remaining chapters; References.

2 Consent or conflict: Co-evolution of coordination and networks*2.1 Introduction; 2.1.1 Polarization, conflict, and coordination; 2.1.2 Coordination and social networks; 2.2 The model; 2.3 Stable states; 2.4 Simulation design; 2.5 Simulation results; 2.5.1 Predicting stable states I: Polarization; 2.5.2 Predicting stable states II: Efficiency; 2.6 Conclusions and discussion; References; 3 Cooperation and reputation in dynamic networks*; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Cooperation and network effects; 3.1.2 The case for network dynamics; 3.1.3 Learning in networks.

3.1.4 Related theoretical literature3.2 The model; 3.2.1 Formalization of the problem; 3.2.2 Individual strategies; 3.2.3 Reputation; 3.2.4 Network decisions; 3.2.5 Convergence; 3.3 Analysis of the model; 3.3.1 Dynamics of behavior with two actors; 3.3.2 Stable states in fixed networks; 3.3.3 Stable states in dynamic networks; 3.4 Setup of the simulation; 3.4.1 Dependent variables; 3.4.2 Parameters of the simulation; 3.4.3 Initial conditions of the simulation; 3.4.4 Convergence of the simulation; 3.5 Simulation results; 3.5.1 Results for fixed networks; 3.5.2 Results for dynamic networks.

3.6 Conclusions and discussionReferences; 4 Co-evolution of conventions and networks: An experimental study*; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Coordination, conventions, and networks; 4.1.2 An experimental approach; 4.2 Model and simulation; 4.2.1 The model; 4.2.2 Analytic results; 4.2.3 Simulation; 4.2.4 Overview of micro-level and macro-level hypotheses; 4.3 Experimental design; 4.4 Results; 4.4.1 Macro-level results; 4.4.2 Individual behavior I: Decisions in the coordination game; 4.4.3 Individual behavior II: Linking decisions; 4.5 Conclusions and discussion; References.

5 Alcohol use among adolescents as a coordination problem in a dynamic network*5.1 Introduction; 5.1.1 Coordination, influence, and alcohol use; 5.1.2 Approaches to the study of selection and influence; 5.2 Predictions; 5.3 Data; 5.3.1 Data collection; 5.3.2 Variables and measures; 5.4 Methods of analysis; 5.5 Results; 5.5.1 Descriptive results; 5.5.2 Multilevel regression using combined network measures; 5.5.3 Multilevel regression using non-reciprocated friendshipties; 5.5.4 Additional analyses; 5.6 Conclusions; References; 6 Conclusions; 6.1 Summary of the findings.

6.2 Theory, computer simulation, and empirical tests.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 17, 2017).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Esther F. Kantrowitz & Lionel Kantrowitz Collection Endowment Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Corten, Rense. Computational approaches to studying the co-evolution of networks and behavior in social dilemmas.

ISBN:

9781118762936

1118762932

9781118762943

1118762940

9781118762912

1118762916

Publisher Number:

99970764889

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