"Negative Ties, Lost Ties, Latent Ties". Issue 121 (January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chauvac, Nathalie; Cloutier, Laurence; Defossez, Adrien; Akermann, Grégori; Federico, Ainhoa de
• Is Part Of: Bulletin de méthodologie sociologique. Issue 121(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 5
• Page End: 9
• Publication Date: 2014-01
• Subjects: Relations sociales -- Liens négatifs -- Liens perdus -- Liens latents -- Liens absents -- Réseaux sociaux -- Réseaux personnels; Social Relations -- Negative Ties -- Lost Ties -- Latent Ties -- Absent Ties -- Social Networks -- Personal Networks; Sociology -- Methodology -- Periodicals; 301.01
• DOI: 10.1177/0759106313509933
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0759-1063

Abstract

This special issue intends to bring a unique perspective on some unexplored aspects of social networks, namely the negative ties, lost ties or latent ties. The texts presented here were prepared following after a conference organized specifically on this topic. Field analyzes reflect the presence of social networks that are "inefficient", "conflictual", "absent" or "prohibited", and theoretical development has begun to explore and characterize these social ties. The emphasis here is on the methods used to understand these relatively difficult-to-grasp ties, both in theory and in practice. Taking into account such links, this work opens a heuristic path in social network analysis.