Augmenting Theory in Community Psychology with a Social Network Perspective Social Network Analysis and the Psychology of Social and Community Interventions Isidro Maya-Jariego, Daniel Holgado & Ignacio Ramos Departamento de Psicología Social (Universidad de Sevilla)
4cipc Barcelona SNA meets SCI
Aug 29, 2014
We examine the implications of a network approach for the empirical analysis of empowerment, acculturation and sense of community. Network analysis (a) contributes with a multilevel examination of community processes, (b) allows the evaluation of multiple belongings, determining overlapping communities and sub-communities, and (c) serves for analysing the relationship of communities with their immediate environment.
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- Augmenting Theory in Community Psychology with a Social Network Perspective Social Network Analysis and the Psychology of Social and Community Interventions Isidro Maya-Jariego, Daniel Holgado & Ignacio Ramos Departamento de Psicologa Social (Universidad de Sevilla)
- Theoretical contextNetwork analysis and communities We examine the implications of a network approach for the empirical analysis of sense of community and acculturation. Network analysis a. Contributes with a multilevel examination of community processes, b. Allows the evaluation of multiple belongings, determining overlapping communities and sub- communities, and c. Serves for analyzing the relationship of communities with their immediate environment. 4cipc BCN-2012 2
- From networks to communitiesDetecting communities in networks Community structure refers to the occurrence of groups of nodes in a network that are more densely connected internally than with the rest of the network. Clustering, Partitioning, Segmenting, etc. From hierarchical agglomeration to edge betweenness removal (Girvan-Newman, 2002). Community detection algorithms reveals significant patterns of interaction in a network. 4cipc BCN-2012 3
- ExampleHyperlinks among the pages of a website M.E.J. Newman, M. Girvan. Finding and evaluating community structure in networks. Phys. Rev. E, 69 (2) (2004). 4cipc BCN-2012 4
- From networks to communitiesModels of core/periphery structure It is frequent to observe networks compound by a dense, cohesive core and a sparse, unconnected periphery (Borgatti & Everett, 2000). The core is comprised of key members of the community that develop strong links among them. The periphery is weakly connected and they may be new members, outsiders, or bridges to other communities. 4cipc BCN-2012 5
- ExampleEmergent online community V. Krebs. (2005) http://orgnet.com 4cipc BCN-2012 6
- From networks to communitiesPersonal network visualizations to elicitcommunities It is difficult for individuals to list the communities where they participate Personal network visualizations generates three times more communities than spontaneous recall. Groups and communities are interrelated. Groups seems to be mediating structures to participate in (and to identify) communities. 4cipc BCN-2012 7
- Example Groups and communities in personal network Cachia, R. & Maya Jariego, I. (2010). Eliciting communities from personal network visualisations: ties, groups and communities. XXX INSNA Conference. 4cipc BCN-2012 8
- Augmenting theoryImplications for researching communities Sense of community research has focused in the psychological experience of community. The contribution of a network approach: It focuses in social interaction. It assumes that the boundaries of a community are diffuse, and the position of the individual in the community is relevant. Finally, individuals may belong to different overlapped communities simultaneously. 4cipc BCN-2012 9
- Networks and acculturationAssessing acculturation of individuals International migration leads to changes in social integration, in the structure of the social network, and in the support functions that result from them Less structural embeddeness More relational mobility Less availability of social support Concentration of social support functions Re-building the size, structural and functional dynamics of personal networks Acculturation: more heterogeneity and less cohesion, reorganization of support functions... 4cipc BCN-2012 10
- ExampleCompetition between active relationships Expatried Origen country compatriots Spain Territorial Relational Territorial Alcal University students in Seville Seville Maya-Jariego, I. & Armitage, N. (2007). Multiple Senses of Community in Migration and Commuting: the Interplay Between Time, Space and Relations. International Sociology. 4cipc BCN-2012 11
- Example Average betweenness and other indicators of acculturation Maya Jariego, I. & Holgado, D. (2009). Geographical mobility and personal transitions: Covariation of personal networks and social networks data. ECRP Meeting, Oxford. 4cipc BCN-2012 12
- ExampleInverse relationship between structuralcohesion and ethnic diversity Domnguez, S. & Maya-Jariego, I. (2008). Acculturation of Host Individuals: Immigrants and Personal Networks. AJCP. 4cipc BCN-2012 13
- Augmenting theoryImplications for researching acculturation Acculturation has focused in the personal experience of acculturation. The contribution of a network approach: It focuses in social interaction. It avoids social desirability biases. It is possible to model the topology of intergroup contact, As well as deploying an interactive model of acculturation. Method that capture context (Luke, 2005). 4cipc BCN-2012 14
- Laboratorio de Redes Personales y Comunidades http://personal.us.es/isidromj Isidro Maya Jariego Ignacio Ramos Daniel Holgado 4cipc BCN-2012 15
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