scholarly journals Social structure modulates the evolutionary consequences of social plasticity: A social network perspective on interacting phenotypes

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1451-1464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Olivier Montiglio ◽  
Joel W. McGlothlin ◽  
Damien R. Farine
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Plasticity ◽  
Evolutionary Consequences ◽  
Interacting Phenotypes

Influential Nodes in Social Networks

2020 ◽  
pp. 371-385
Author(s):  
Kousik Das ◽  
Rupkumar Mahapatra ◽  
Sovan Samanta ◽  
Anita Pal
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Influential Nodes

Social network is the perfect place for connecting people. The social network is a social structure formed by a set of nodes (persons, organizations, etc.) and a set of links (connection between nodes). People feel very comfortable to share news and information through a social network. This chapter measures the influential persons in different types of online and offline social networks.

General social behaviour.

2021 ◽  
pp. 163-173
Author(s):  
Donald M. Broom
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Behaviour ◽  
Group Cohesion ◽  
Physical Structure

Abstract Some terms used in the description of social behaviour are presented, including physical structure, social structure, social network, group cohesion, leader, initiator, controller, competition and hierarchy.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
The Other ◽  
Traditional Research ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Realm ◽  
The Impact

The traditional research approaches common in different disciplines of social sciences centered around one half of the social realm: the actors. The other half are the relations established by these actors and forming the basis of “social.” The social structure shaped by these relations, the position of the actor within this structure, and the impact of this position on the actor are mostly excluded by the traditional research methods. In this chapter, the authors introduce social network analysis and how it complements the other methods.

The evolution and evolutionary consequences of social plasticity in mate preferences

2013 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. 1041-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Lucas Rodríguez ◽  
Darren Rebar ◽  
Kasey D. Fowler-Finn
Keyword(s):  
Mate Preferences ◽  
Social Plasticity ◽  
Evolutionary Consequences

Social networks in arid Australia: a review of concepts and evidence

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 167 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. R. J. McAllister ◽  
B. Cheers ◽  
T. Darbas ◽  
J. Davies ◽  
C. Richards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Weak Links ◽  
Network Data ◽  
Semi Arid

Arid systems are markedly different from non-arid systems. This distinctiveness extends to arid-social networks, by which we mean social networks which are influenced by the suite of factors driving arid and semi-arid regions. Neither the process of how aridity interacts with social structure, nor what happens as a result of this interaction, is adequately understood. This paper postulates three relative characteristics which make arid-social networks distinct: that they are tightly bound, are hierarchical in structure and, hence, prone to power abuses, and contain a relatively higher proportion of weak links, making them reactive to crisis. These ideas were modified from workshop discussions during 2006. Although they are neither tested nor presented as strong beliefs, they are based on the anecdotal observations of arid-system scientists with many years of experience. This paper does not test the ideas, but rather examines them in the context of five arid-social network case studies with the aim of hypotheses building. Our cases are networks related to pastoralism, Aboriginal outstations, the ‘Far West Coast Aboriginal Enterprise Network’ and natural resources in both the Lake-Eyre basin and the Murray–Darling catchment. Our cases highlight that (1) social networks do not have clear boundaries, and that how participants perceive their network boundaries may differ from what network data imply, (2) although network structures are important determinants of system behaviour, the role of participants as individuals is still pivotal, (3) and while in certain arid cases weak links are engaged in crisis, the exact structure of all weak links in terms of how they place participants in relation to other communities is what matters.

scholarly journals Chronology and development of the Chalcolithic necropolis of Varna I

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 282-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raiko Krauß ◽  
Clemens Schmid ◽  
David Kirschenheuter ◽  
Jonas Abele ◽  
Vladimir Slavchev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
14C Age ◽  
The Social ◽  
Age Model

In the following paper, we present the main results of our now completed studies of the Varna I cemetery, based on the excavations undertaken by Ivan Ivanov in the years 1972–1991. The richness of the assemblages is singular in Old World prehistory. To tackle the question of its inter­nal, chronological development, we applied correspondence analysis (CA) to a newly created database that includes the inventories of all presently known graves, symbolic burials and find de­posits. The rank order of the seriated inventories was used to establish a CA-based 14C-age model for wiggle matching. In combination with topographic observations and social network analysis (SNA), our studies provide a new understanding both of the chronological and spatial distribution of the graves and burial goods, as well as new insights into the social structure, gender roles, individual relation­ships and ritual practices of the Chalcolithic community.

scholarly journals Social network heterogeneity is essential for contact tracing

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjarke Frost Nielsen ◽  
Kim Sneppen ◽  
Lone Simonsen ◽  
Joachim Mathiesen
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Mitigation Strategy ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Proximity Data ◽  
Personal Mobility ◽  
Network Heterogeneity ◽  
The Social

Contact tracing is suggested as an effective strategy for controlling an epidemic without severely limiting personal mobility. Here, we explore how social structure affects contact tracing of COVID-19. Using smartphone proximity data, we simulate the spread of COVID-19 and find that heterogeneity in the social network and activity levels of individuals decreases the severity of an epidemic and improves the effectiveness of contact tracing. As a mitigation strategy, contact tracing depends strongly on social structure and can be remarkably effective, even if only frequent contacts are traced. In perspective, this highlights the necessity of incorporating social heterogeneity into models of mitigation strategies.

scholarly journals Improvised Music in Berlin 2012-13: A Brief Ethnographic Portrait

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Arthurs
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Improvised Music ◽  
Phd Thesis ◽  
Point Of Departure ◽  
Insight Into

This paper uses approaches from ethnography and Social Network Analysis to provide a brief insight into the practical, economic and social structure of Berlin’s Improvised Music scene during 2012 and 2013. The findings presented here address imbalances of gender and race, and highlight the (often difficult) financial reality of a life in Improvised Music. Audience, venues and performers are portrayed in order to provide an entry point for those unfamiliar with Improvised Music communities, and to offer an empirically researched point of departure for those already acquainted with such musicians and practices. This paper is an adaptation of parts of my PhD thesis “The Secret Gardeners: An Ethnography of Improvised Music in Berlin (2012-13),” which addresses the aesthetics, ideologies and practicalities of contemporary European Improvised Music-making from the point of view of 34 key practitioners and “expert” listeners.

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