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	Position Generator Method	সমাজ নেটওয়ার্ক বিশ্লেষণ
ক্ষেত্র	Sociology	নেটওয়ার্ক বিশ্লেষণ
পরিবার	Process / pipeline	Machine learning
উদ্ভবের বছর	2001	1934 (sociometry); 1994 (modern formalization)
প্রবর্তক	Nan Lin & colleagues	Moreno, J.L.; formalized by Wasserman & Faust
ধরন	Survey instrument for measuring accessed social capital	Structural/relational analysis framework
মৌলিক উৎস	Lin, N. (2001). Social Capital: A Theory of Social Structure and Action. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-0-521-52167-3	Wasserman, S. & Faust, K. (1994). Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-0-521-38707-1
অপর নাম	position generator, Lin position generator, accessed social capital instrument, occupational position generator	SNA, network analysis, sociometric analysis, relational analysis
সম্পর্কিত	5	5
সারসংক্ষেপ	The position generator, developed by Nan Lin and colleagues, is a survey instrument for measuring an individual's social capital — the resources embedded in their personal network. Respondents are presented with a sample of occupations spanning the prestige hierarchy and asked, for each, whether they know anyone in that job. From these answers, the method derives indicators such as the number of positions accessed (extensity), the highest-prestige position reachable (upper reachability), and the range of prestige spanned, summarizing the volume and diversity of resources a person can mobilize through their contacts.	Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a structural method that maps and measures relationships and flows between people, groups, organizations, or other entities modeled as nodes connected by ties (edges). Rather than focusing on individual attributes, SNA reveals how the pattern of connections shapes behavior, influence, information flow, and outcomes within a system.