SOCL 2001 : Test 2
Document Summary
People who are most important to you (initials): a. l. j, j. m. b, d. l. j, t. e. s, j. a. m, s. l. b, s. m. b. Not what you know, but who you know how you know them (and what you do with that) What is a social network: a set of actors and their relationships, micro, meso, and macro. Social exchange theory: behavioral theory, positive and negative outcomes, rewards and punishers, people behave according to the typical reinforcers in their social environment, rational actor theory, calculated self-interest, weighing of opinions, selection of action according to highest gains. Actor- centered graph: draw ties between them, interlocking vs. radial networks. Network interactions: face-to-face (co-present or f2f, via new media, information and communication technologies (icts, facebook is not a social network, but a networking interface, platform for interacting, awareness, and meeting. Basic social resources: physical attributes, money, skills/ abilities, speech/ persuasion, talk/ email skills, when to send/ what to say, the habitual communicator, where"s your office? .
