2014 03 23 Social Network Organization

Understanding how social networks organize allows us to interpret and describe the relationships that form the basic building blocks of an engaged, connected community.

This video examines the conventional, hierarchal approach to social organization as described by Charles Kadushin in his book Understanding Social Networks: Theories, Concepts and Findings, and the peer production approach that has emerged with the advent of the Internet, through the research Yochai Benkler and the works of...

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From: K Kagume

Related topics : kadushin social network / social networking research

Social and Surveillance Networks

The landscape of social networks and technology is changing...Social and Surveillance Networks is an analysis based on the ideas and works of Ronald Deibert, Rafal Rohozinski, Bruno Latour, Manuel Castell, and Charles Kadushin for graduate studies in COMM 506 at the University of Alberta.

Full Prezi can be viewed at: http://bit.ly/1iv1Di5

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From: Gail Wilson

Related topics : analysis of social networking

Social Capital Cat Moores COMM506

Cat's video project for the University of Alberta's MACT program COMM506 class exploring the concept of social capital. Based on the work in Charles Kadushin's book, Understanding Social Networks.

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From: MooresCatherine

Related topics : kadushin social network

Homophily, Propinquity and Social Media Mapping

Video prepared for COMM 506: Using/Understanding Communication Networks. March 2014

References and Resources

Kadushin, C. (2012). Understanding social networks : Theories, concepts, and findings / Charles Kadushin. New York : Oxford University Press.

Latour, B. (2005). Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-Network-Theory. New York : Oxford University Press.

Internet network map image: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Internet_map_1024.jpg

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From: Sean Jones

Related topics : reassembling the social an introduction to actor network theory

Coping with the Borg: Network Basics for the 24th Century

The concepts of chapters 2, 3, and 4 of Charles Kadushin's "Understanding Social Networks" is explored using the metaphor of Troi and Data from "Star Trek: The Next Generation".

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From: Rebecca Fletcher

Related topics : kadushin social network