Structural cohesion and embeddedness: A hierarchical concept of social groups
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Moody, J; White, DR
Published in: American Sociological Review
January 1, 2003
Although questions about social cohesion lie at the core of our discipline, definitions are often vague and difficult to operationalize. Here, research on social cohesion and social embeddedness is linked by developing a concept of structural cohesion based on network node connectivity. Structural cohesion is defined as the minimum number of actors who, if removed from a group, would disconnect the group. A structural dimension of embeddedness can then be defined through the hierarchical nesting of these cohesive structures. The empirical applicability of nestedness is demonstrated in two dramatically different substantive settings, and additional theoretical implications with reference to a wide array of substantive fields are discussed.
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American Sociological Review
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0003-1224
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Volume
68
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1
Start / End Page
103 / 127
Related Subject Headings
- Sociology
- 4410 Sociology
- 1608 Sociology
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Moody, J., & White, D. R. (2003). Structural cohesion and embeddedness: A hierarchical concept of social groups. American Sociological Review, 68(1), 103–127. https://doi.org/10.2307/3088904
Moody, J., and D. R. White. “Structural cohesion and embeddedness: A hierarchical concept of social groups.” American Sociological Review 68, no. 1 (January 1, 2003): 103–27. https://doi.org/10.2307/3088904.
Moody J, White DR. Structural cohesion and embeddedness: A hierarchical concept of social groups. American Sociological Review. 2003 Jan 1;68(1):103–27.
Moody, J., and D. R. White. “Structural cohesion and embeddedness: A hierarchical concept of social groups.” American Sociological Review, vol. 68, no. 1, Jan. 2003, pp. 103–27. Scopus, doi:10.2307/3088904.
Moody J, White DR. Structural cohesion and embeddedness: A hierarchical concept of social groups. American Sociological Review. 2003 Jan 1;68(1):103–127.
Published In
American Sociological Review
DOI
ISSN
0003-1224
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Volume
68
Issue
1
Start / End Page
103 / 127
Related Subject Headings
- Sociology
- 4410 Sociology
- 1608 Sociology