使用定位法测量个体社会网结构  

Measuring Social Network Structure with Position Generator

作　　者：赵延东[1] 李睿婕[2] ZHAO Yandong LI Ruijie

机构地区：[1]中国科学技术发展战略研究院科技与社会发展研究所 [2]南开大学经济与社会发展研究院与中国科学技术发展战略研究院联合博士后工作站

出　　处：《天津师范大学学报（社会科学版）》2017年第1期36-42,共7页Journal of Tianjin Normal University(Social Science)

基　　金：国家社会科学基金重大项目(13ZD177);创新方法工作专项(2013IM010100)

摘　　要：定位法是测量微观社会资本的一种重要方法,但存在难以测量网络结构的弱点。因此,我们在梳理个体中心社会网结构指标的定义和计算方法的基础上,提出了使用定位法对社会网络结构进行测量的新方法,包括用特定网络成员占比来测量网络构成、趋同性和异质性,以及利用被访者对网络成员的熟悉程度来测量密度等。检验结果表明,使用经验社会调查所得数据对定位法测量网络结构具有较好的测量效度。Position generator is one of the most important measuring tools of social capital. However,it has a major disadvantage of not being able to measure the structure of social networks. After reviewing the concept and calculation of ego-centric network structural indicators,this paper proposes some new methods that can roughly measure the structure of networks using position generator. These methods include measuring network composition, homophily and heterogeneity by measuring the proportion of certain members in the network,and measuring network density by the ego＇s judgement of degree of intimacy within the networks members,etc. The validity of these new methods has also been tested. The implications of this research for the social survey methodology are discussed in the end of the paper.

关 键 词：社会资本 提名法 定位法 个体社会网 网络结构 效度检验 

分 类 号：C912.3[经济管理]