W11.1 May 13 (Mon)—HUANGQIHAO

 1.Summary

This article discusses theoretical concepts used in the social and behavioral sciences. There is also the concept and history of social networks and their applications in the social and behavioral sciences. A social network is a social structure that consists of a group of social participants and the interactions between them.


The historical origins of social network analysis are early sociological structural theories, such as the network theory of group relations proposed by George Simmel and the Social graph proposed by Jacob Moreno. It became popular in the 1980s as one of the major paradigms of contemporary sociology and has been applied to many other social and formal sciences.


While the levels of analysis are not necessarily mutually exclusive, the network can be divided into three general levels: the micro level, the meso level, and the macro level.


At the meso-level, researchers have begun to focus on larger networks, such as relationships within and between organizations. This involves the study of formal organizations as well as online network groups and other forms of organization.


At the macro level, it is found that this level no longer focuses on interactions between individuals, but on the outcomes of interactions, such as resource transfer interactions. The article also mentions the subparts of large-scale networks and complex networks.


In theoretical connections to structural holes and research clusters, one finds that social network analysis is like studying how people interact on social media. This uses a variety of theories to understand how people are connected in networks and how those connections affect their behavior and decisions. However, this analysis helps us understand how information spreads in social networks and how people form groups or communities in different areas.

2.Interesting Point

The study of social structure reveals how individual behavior is influenced by their environment, sometimes even beyond the individual's sense of self. For example, social network theory suggests that people's behavior and decisions can be influenced by others in the social network they are in, even though these people may not directly interact with or know each other.

3.Discussion

An important problem in the study of social structure is how to balance the autonomy of individuals and the restraint of social structure. Within the framework of social structure, individual behavior is influenced by many factors, which raises questions about the balance between individual freedom of choice and the constraints of social structure. How this balance affects individual self-actualization and social stability is an important topic in social science and ethics.

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