首页 | 本学科首页   官方微博 | 高级检索  
     检索      


An exploratory comparison of name generator content: Data from rural India
Institution:1. Couple and Family Therapy Program, Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, 310 N. Whittington Pkwy, Louisville, KY 40222, USA;2. Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 625 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 2700, Chicago, IL 60611, USA;3. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children''s Hospital of Chicago, Box 161, 225 E Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Abstract:Since the 1970s sociologists have explored the best means for measuring social networks, although few name generator analyses have used sociocentric data or data from developing countries, partly because sociocentric studies in developing countries have been scant. Here, we analyze 12 different name generators used in a sociocentric network study conducted in 75 villages in rural Karnataka, India. Having unusual sociocentric data from a non-Western context allowed us to extend previous name generator research through the unique analyses of network structural measures, an extensive consideration of homophily, and investigation of status difference between egos and alters. We found that domestic interaction questions generated networks that were highly clustered and highly centralized. Similarity between respondents and their nominated contacts was strongest for gender, caste, and religion. We also found that domestic interaction name generators yielded the most homogeneous ties, while advice questions yielded the most heterogeneous. Participants were generally more likely to nominate those of higher social status, although certain questions, such as who participants talk to uncovered more egalitarian relationships, while other name generators elicited the names of social contacts distinctly higher or lower in status than the respondent. Some questions also seemed to uncover networks that were specific to the cultural context, suggesting that network researchers should balance local relevance with global generalizability when choosing name generators.
Keywords:Name generators  Social norms  India  Homophily  Sociocentric  Social networks  Social hierarchy
本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录!
设为首页 | 免责声明 | 关于勤云 | 加入收藏

Copyright©北京勤云科技发展有限公司  京ICP备09084417号