SOCI 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter Reading : Network Effect
15 Nov 2018
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The widespread acceptance of the idea that network or structural factors play a role in mobilization or recruitment, only a handful of studies made process to understand these significant factors. Network effects are examined by counting social ties and using these counts as interval variables in regression equations. Network structure and multiplexity have not been taken into consideration in the theory and research. Previous studies have rarely demonstrated that structural; properties of relational systems are important for social movements. Social structure has played a role in theories of collective action. Network based conceptualization of structure gained currency in social movement research. Social ties to members of nichiren shoshu of america were instrumental in drawing new members into the organization. Structural factors in recruitment are measured as individual level variables. Ties between participants and movement activists predate recruitment. Mobilization creates organizational networks that overly and interact with pre-existing informal networks.
