Tag Archives: social network

Theorizing social networks: relational sociology

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

This paper offers an overview of relational sociology as developed by and around Harrison White. Relational sociology provides a substantial account of social networks, conceptualizing them as real social structures interwoven with meaning. Forms of meaning connected to network configurations … Continue reading →

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Embeddedness and empathy: How the social network shapes adolescents’ social understanding

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

Based on theories of social-cognitive development, the present study investigated the yet unknown social structure that underlies the concept of empathy in adolescence. A total of 3.159 seventh graders (13.67 years, 56% girls) from 166 school classes participated by providing … Continue reading →

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How social media networking can be used effectively to foster knowledge sharing

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Giorgio Bertini

Leaders, consultants, and researchers are increasingly focused on enhancing the adoption of social networking tools to increase knowledge sharing practices and the success rate of organizations. This study was conducted to explore the adoption of social networking applications in public … Continue reading →

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The burden of reciprocity: Processes of exclusion and withdrawal from personal networks

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Giorgio Bertini

Reciprocity has been traditionally treated in sociological and anthropological theory as a force of integration that keeps network members tied together through a complex web of obligations and interdependencies. This article suggests that in the context of poverty it can … Continue reading →

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Attachment as a Collective Resource: Attachment Networks During Middle Childhood

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Giorgio Bertini

Attachment theory is commonly used to investigate children’s psychosocial development. To demonstrate cultural variability and to advance the idea of attachment as a collective resource, we assessed children’s attachment networks during middle childhood among the Nseh, a Cameroonian clan with … Continue reading →

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Social Network Diffusion

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

Networks are about connectivity and what is flowing along those connections, how something spreads across a social network is then one of the central questions within social network analysis. The study of network diffusion tries to capture the underlying mechanism … Continue reading →

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The role of gender in social network organization

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Giorgio Bertini

The digital traces we leave behind when engaging with the modern world offer an interesting lens through which we study behavioral patterns as expression of gender. Although gender differentiation has been observed in a number of settings, the majority of … Continue reading →

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How social networks make us smarter

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

By harnessing the power of our collective intelligence, can humans as a species work together to implement thoughtful solutions in an age of connectivity? In a world riddled with big problems, leading social scientist Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland has heartening news. … Continue reading →

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Recovering from disasters: Social networks matter more than bottled water and batteries

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

Standard advice about preparing for disasters focuses on building shelters and stockpiling things like food, water and batteries. But resilience – the ability to recover from shocks, including natural disasters – comes from our connections to others, and not from … Continue reading →

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What Hunter-gatherers can tell us about fundamental Human Social Networks

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

Long before the advent of social media, human social networks were built around sharing a much more essential commodity: food. Now, researchers reporting on the food sharing networks of two contemporary groups of hunter-gatherers in the Cell Press journal Current … Continue reading →

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