The Intersection of Social Circles

Richard D. Alba and Charles Kadushin
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Richard D. Alba: Herbert H. Lehman College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Charles Kadushin: Teachers College, Columbia University

Sociological Methods & Research, 1976, vol. 5, issue 1, 77-102

Abstract: A common methodological approach to the study of networks is to define a measure of proximity or social distance from the network data. Generally, the definition of such a measure rests on some representation of the flow of communication between individuals in the network. This paper proposes a different basis for such a measure-patterns of loyalty and affiliation-and presents and describes such an appropriate measure, based on the overlap of interpersonal environments. The new measure is intended for application to the network study of social differentiation-for example, to the study of political elites-and is illustratively applied to data concerning networks of intellectuals.

Date: 1976
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DOI: 10.1177/004912417600500103

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