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Structural
Equivalence
Loosely speaking, structural
equivalence refers to the extent to which two nodes are connected to the
same others -- i.e., have the same social environments. It is often
hypothesized that structurally equivalent nodes will be similar in other
ways as well, such as in attitudes, behaviors or performance.
Topics
Readings
- Lorrain, F. & White, H.C. 1971.
Structural equivalence of individuals in social networks. Journal
of Mathematical Sociology 1: 49-80. (just skim) [no electronic
version available to UK]
- Burt, R.S. 1976. Positions in
networks. Social Forces 55: 93-122. [^pdf]
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Breiger, R., Boorman, S. & Arabie, P.
1975. An algorithm for clustering relational data with applications
to social network analysis and comparison with multidimensional
scaling. Journal of Mathematical Psychology 12: 328-383. [^pdf]
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White, H. C., S. A. Boorman, and R. L. Breiger. 1976. "Social
Structure From Multiple Networks I." American Journal of
Sociology 81:730-780.[^pdf]
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review the
cohesion vs equivalence debate
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Tutorials
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Reference
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Methods
- Breiger, R., Boorman, S. & Arabie, P.
1975. An algorithm for clustering relational data with applications
to social network analysis and comparison with multidimensional
scaling. Journal of Mathematical Psychology 12: 328-383. [^pdf]
- Faust, Katherine and A. Kimball Romney. 1985. Does structure
find structure?: A critique of Burt's use of distance as a measure
of structural equivalence. Social Networks, 7:77 103
Concepts and Theory
- DiMaggio and Powell. 1983. The iron cage
revisited: Institutional isomorphism ... American Sociological Review
48(2): 147-160. [pdf]
- White, Harrison, S. Boorman, and Ronald Breiger
1976 "Social structure from multiple
networks: I. Blockmodels of roles and positions." American Journal of
Sociology, 81:
730-780.
- Boorman, S. and Harrison White 1976 "Social
structure from multiple networks: II. Role
structures." American Journal of Sociology, 81: 1384-1446 [^pdf]
- Everett, M.G., & Borgatti, S. P. 1994. Regular equivalence: General
theory. Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 19(1): 29-52. [pdf]
Applications
- Burt, R.S. & Talmud, I. 1993. Market
niche. Social Networks. 15: 133-149
- DiMaggio, P. 1986. Structural
analysis of organizational fields: A blockmodel approach.
Research in Organizational Behavior 8: 335-70.
- Galaskiewicz, J. & Burt, R.S. 1991.
Interorganizational contagion in corporate philanthropy.
Administrative Science Quarterly 36: 88-105.
- Gerlach, Michael L. 1992 "The Japanese corporate network: A
blockmodel approach." Administrative Science Quarterly, 37: 105 139
- Padgett, J. F. and C. K. Ansell. 1993. "Robust
Action and the Rise of the Medici, 1400-1434." American
Journal of Sociology 98:1259
- Nancy J. Herman, “Conflict in
the Church: A Social Network Analysis of an Anglican
Congregation.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 23
(1984): 60-74. - Paul DiMaggio, "Structural Analysis of Organizational Fields: A
Blockmodel
Approach," pp. 335-370 in Barry M. Staw and L. L. Cummings (eds.),
Research in
Organizational Behavior 8 (1986). Westport, CT: JAI Press. -
Anheier, Helmut K., Jürgen Gerhards, and Frank P. Romo, "Forms of
Capital and Social
Structure in Cultural Fields: Examination of Bourdieu's Social
Topography." American
Journal of Sociology 100 (January 1995): 859-903. -
Robert R. Faulkner, Music on Demand: Composers and Careers in the
Hollywood Film
Industry (1983), pp. 185-99 and 218-21. - Katherine Giuffre, “Sandpiles of Opportunity: Success in the Art
World.” Social Forces
77 (1999): 815-32. - Mario Diani, “Britain Re-Creates the Social Movement: Contentious
(and Not-socontentious)
Networks in Glasgow,” unpublished (October 2002). -
Michael L. Gerlach, "The Japanese Corporate Network: A Blockmodel
Analysis,"
Administrative Science Quarterly 37 (March 1992): 105-139.
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