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| Social Network Analysis× | Social Network Genealogy× | |
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| Field≠ | Network analysis | Anthropology |
| Family≠ | Machine learning | Process / pipeline |
| Year of origin≠ | 1934 (sociometry); 1994 (modern formalization) | 1992 |
| Originator≠ | Moreno, J.L.; formalized by Wasserman & Faust | Douglas R. White & Paul Jorion (network-genealogical approach) |
| Type≠ | Structural/relational analysis framework | Reconstruction of social networks from genealogical records |
| Seminal source≠ | Wasserman, S. & Faust, K. (1994). Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-0-521-38707-1 | White, D. R., & Jorion, P. (1992). Representing and computing kinship: A new approach. Current Anthropology, 33(4), 454–462. DOI ↗ |
| Aliases | SNA, network analysis, sociometric analysis, relational analysis | Genealogical Network Analysis, Network Genealogy, Genealogical Network Reconstruction, Social Network Genealogical Method |
| Related≠ | 5 | 2 |
| Summary≠ | 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. | Social network genealogy reconstructs the social structure of a community from genealogical and archival records by representing kin, marriage, and affinal ties as a network and applying social network analysis to it. Built on the network approach to kinship pioneered by White and Jorion, it uses descent and marriage links — often combined with other archival relations — to study cohesion, brokerage, status, and the rise and fall of social groups, especially in historical populations. |
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