Social networks : development, evaluation and influence / Hanna L. Schneider and Lilli M. Huber, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schneider, Hanna L.

Huber, Lilli M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social networks.

Social capital (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Social networking is not a new concept. Various traditional facets of our existence might be reinterpreted as social networking, from early Christians to the World Wide Web. It refers to the act of relating nodes for example; individuals, organisations, other social entities through social links for example; friendship, professional relationship, information exchange. Before the 20th century, social networking could only take place at short distance, or with considerable time delay when travelling or exchanging letters. Since the 1950's, telephones, tele- and videoconferencing have allowed real-time communications even over long distances. These two-way communication channels are generally good links for pairs of people or small groups, but they tend to be inefficient for large-scale, mass interactions. Moreover they enable simultaneous communications. This book provides leading edge research on this field from around the globe.

Contents:

Intro

SOCIAL NETWORKS: DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION AND INFLUENCE

CONTENTS

PREFACE

USING ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS TO LOOK AT THE FUTURE

An Overview of Online Social Networks (OSNs)

Introduction to Foresight

OSNs from the Perspective of Foresight

OSNs to Provide Evidence

OSNs to Build Expertise

OSNs to Encourage Creativity

OSNs to Foster Interaction

Outlook for the Future: Metaverses and Second Life

Conclusions

References

VISUALIZING WEB TRAFFIC DATA USING SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS: EXPLORING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN WEB USE PATTERNS

Abstract

Introduction

2. Background

3. Methods

4. Results

5. Discussion and Conclusion

Acknowledgments

EXPANDED PERSONAL NETWORKS AS A COGNITIVE STIMULUS: AN APPLICATION TO THE PALEOLITHIC

Social Network Sizes in the Paleolithic

Personal Networks and Language Development

Language Evolution and the Human Capacity

Different Degrees of Computational Power in Language

Cases from Anthropology

Conclusion

FAMILY CONFIGURATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: A REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENTS DONE WITH THE FAMILY NETWORK METHOD

Family Relationships of Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders

Family-Based Social Capital

Families as Configurations

The Family Network Method (FNM)

Empirical Evidence on Family-Based Social Capital in Three Clinical Samples

SOCIAL AND BIOLOGICAL NETWORKS DYSFUNCTION IN DEPRESSION

1. Homeostasis, Homeodynamia, and Schismogenenesis

2. Homeostasis, Homeodynamia and Schismogenesis in Society and in Nature

3. Associative Dysfunction in Social Groups

4. Associative Dysfunction in a Biological Level

References.

THE INFLUENCE OF FAMILIAL NETWORKS ON THE EDUCATIONAL BEHAVIOR OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Social Capital

Data and Method

Measurement

Cultural Capital of the Parents

Economic Capital

Parent-Child Relationship

Time Parents Spend with Their Children

Variables Related to the Social Relationships of the Parents

Access to and Receipt of Supportive Services

Pupil Experiences

Effects of Social Capital on the School Recommendation

Summary

ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

1.Introduction

2.Categorize

3.Quantify

4.SN Matrix Representation

5.Test and Verify by C-GPM algorithm

6.Conclusion

SOCIAL NETWORKS: PROPOSAL OF SETTLEMENT OF TERMINOLOGY FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES

1. Accessibility

2. Connectivity

3. Spreadability

4. Application Others than Disease Spread Control

Mathematics Introduction via Example to Form the Basis for our Calculations/Justify Them

Our Theory and Relevance

ON THE SPECTRA OF WEIGHTED RANDOM GRAPHS RELATED TO SOCIAL NETWORKS

2. Graph Spectra, Representation, and Clustering

3.Sampling from Joint Distributions

4.Testable Weighted Graph Parameters and Minimum Cut Densities

URBAN HISTORY AND CULTURAL STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICA

Introduction: Features from New History, Micro-history and Postmodernism1

Between Urban History and Cultural Studies

In Search of a Corpus

Latin America: From the Essay of Ideas to Urban Cultural Studies

Towards an Urban Cultural History of Bourgeois Latin America

NETWORK-INDUCED POWERBASE: THE APPRECIATION OF CONTRIBUTING TO THE VALUES OF OTHER NODES

2.Network Value

3.Powerbase.

4. Derivation of Formula for Powerbase

5.Changes in Powerbase Using the Moore-Penrose Inverse

6.Proofs

7.Conclusion

DYNAMIC CONTACT PATTERNS AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN REALISTIC SOCIAL NETWORKS

Methodology

Results

SOCIAL NETWORKS: A CRUCIAL LINK TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO NANOTECH AND BEYOND

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition

Social Networks and Opportunity Recognition

Social Networks and Opportunity Recognition in Nanotechnology

Collaborative Frontiers of Social Networking

Acknowledgment

MANY-BODY EFFECTS IN THE COALITION FORMATION PROCESS

2.Coalition Formation Models

3.Modelling Three-Body Social Interactions

4.The Parameters 0f the Model

5.Conclusion

SOCIAL NETWORKS: ISSUES AND FACTS

1. Introduction

2. Defining Social Capital in an Empirical Context

3. Labour Market Mobility: Occupations and Incomes

4. Transfers and Remittances: Manifestation of Networks

5. Conclusion

THE INTEGRATION IN A DECENTRALIZED SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK WITH RANDOM DEMANDS: A VARIATIONAL INEQUALITY APPROACH

2. Decentralized Supply Chain Network with Random Demand

3. Centralized Supply Chain Network with Random Demands

4. Supply Chain Network Model with CSR

5. Revenue Sharing Contracts

6. Solution Algorithm

7. Computational Results

8. Conclusion

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN CANADA

2. Indices of Social and Political Participation

3. Determinants of Social and Political Participation

4. A Discussion

5. Conclusion.

Appendix: How to Construct the Canadian Social and Political Participation Indices

Electronic References

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60876-980-1

OCLC:

923659586