scholarly journals Homophily and Social Capital in a Network of Religious Congregations

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 653
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. McClure
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Sociology Of Religion ◽  
Religious Congregations ◽  
Major Metropolitan Area ◽  
Curvilinear Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

This article investigates the relationship between homophily, the tendency for relationships to be more common among similar actors, and social capital in a social network of religious congregations from eight counties encompassing and surrounding a major metropolitan area in the southeastern United States. This network is inter-congregational, consisting of congregations and the relationships between them. Two types of social capital are investigated: the first involves the extent to which congregations bridge across structural holes, or bridge together otherwise disconnected congregations within the network; secondly, network closure involves the extent to which congregations are embedded in tight-knit clusters. Analyses use two types of homophily (religious and racial) to predict both outcomes, and they test linear and curvilinear relationships between both forms of homophily and the outcomes. Results indicate that congregations with moderate levels of religious homophily are more likely to bridge between otherwise disconnected congregations; however, congregations with low or high religious homophily as well as congregations with high racial homophily are more likely to be embedded in tight-knit relational clusters. This article contributes additional social network research on congregations and evidence of curvilinear relationships between homophily and social capital to the fields of social network analysis and sociology of religion.

scholarly journals Relationships between Leaflet Nitrogen: Potassium Ratio and Yield of Pecan

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-479 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Leonard Wells ◽  
Bruce W. Wood
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Carya Illinoinensis ◽  
Average Yield ◽  
Nutrition Management ◽  
Yield Level ◽  
K Concentration ◽  
Curvilinear Relationships ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between foliar nitrogen:potassium (N:K) ratio and in-shell yield of pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K.Koch]. Regression analysis of linear and curvilinear relationships between leaflet N:K ratio and in-shell yield identified associations relevant to orchard nutrition management. Analysis revealed that ON (heavy crop) year N:K ratio correlates with ON year yield (r2 = –0.69), OFF (light crop) year yield (r2 = +0.34), 2-year average yield (r2 = −0.52), and difference between ON and OFF year yields (r2 = –0.69) below the optimum yield level (less than 1800 kg·ha−1) for southeastern U.S. pecan orchards. Pecan yield therefore appears to be associated with N:K ratio. This study suggests that a decline in pecan yield is associated with high N:K ratios in the ON year, thus meriting further investigation into the relationships of N and K to yield. It is suggested that pecan orchards be managed such that foliage contains a N concentration of 2.5% to 2.9% and a K concentration of 1.3% to 1.5% while maintaining the N:K ratio at ≈2:1 for maximization of pecan yields in the southeastern United States over the long term.

scholarly journals The Bridging Activity of Multiracial Congregations

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 204
Author(s):  
Edward Polson ◽  
Rachel Gillespie
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Religious Congregations ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Multiracial Congregations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Racial Ethnic

The growing diversity of U.S. communities has led scholars to explore how racial/ethnic diversity effects social capital, civic engagement, and social trust. Less is known about the relationship between diversity and the work of community-based organizations (CBOs). In this study, we examine how the racial/ethnic composition of one ubiquitous type of CBO, religious congregations, is related to measures of organizational bridging social capital. Analyzing data collected through a census of congregations in one Midwestern county, we explore the relationship between racial/ethnic diversity and the bridging activity of religious congregations. We find that multiracial congregations are more likely to be involved with externally focused service programs, tend to support a larger number of programs, and report more interorganizational collaborators than other congregations. Our findings suggest that multiracial congregations can provide a valuable resource for increasingly diverse communities and civil society.

Exploring the Relationship Between Social Interaction, Cognitive Processing and Learning Achievements in a MOOC Discussion Forum

2021 ◽  
pp. 073563312110273
Author(s):  
Zhi Liu ◽  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Xian Peng ◽  
Sannyuya Liu ◽  
Zongkai Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Discussion Forum ◽  
Community Type ◽  
Eigenvector Centrality ◽  
Community Types ◽  
The Relationship

In the field of learning analytics, mining the regularities of social interaction and cognitive processing have drawn increasing attention. Nevertheless, in MOOCs, there is a lack of investigations on the combination of social and cognitive behavioral patterns. To fill in this gap, this study aimed to uncover the relationship between social interaction, cognitive processing, and learning achievements in a MOOC discussion forum. Specifically, we collected the 3925 participants’ forum data throughout 16 weeks. Social network analysis and epistemic network analysis were jointly adopted to investigate differences in social interaction, cognitive processing between two achievement groups, and the differences in cognitive processing networks between two types of communities. Finally, moderation analysis was employed to examine the moderating effect of community types between cognitive processing and learning achievements. Results indicated that: (1) the high- and low-achieving groups presented significant differences in terms of degree, betweenness, and eigenvector centrality; (2) the stronger cognitive connections were found within the high-achieving group and the instructor-led community; (3) the cognitive processing indicators including insight, discrepancy, and tentative were significantly negative predictors of learning achievements, whereas inhibition and exclusive were significantly positive predictors; (4) the community type moderated the relationship between cognitive processing and learning achievements.

Understanding Knowledge Networks Through Social Network Analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronel Davel ◽  
Adeline S. A. Du Toit ◽  
Martie M Mearns
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Knowledge Networks ◽  
Informal Networks ◽  
Process Map ◽  
Knowledge Maps

Social network analysis (SNA) is being increasingly deployed as an instrument to plot knowledge and expertise as well as to confirm the character of connections in informal networks within organisations. This study investigated how the integration of networking into KM can produce significant advantages for organisations. The aim of the research was to examine how the interactions between SNA, Communities of Practice (CoPs) and knowledge maps could potentially influence knowledge networks. The researchers endeavour to illustrate via this question that cultivating synergies between SNA, CoPs and knowledge maps will enable organisations to produce stronger knowledge networks and ultimately increase their social capital. This article intends to present a process map that can be useful when an organisation wants to positively increase its social capital by examining influencing interactions between SNA, CoPs and knowledge maps, thereby enhancing the manner in which they share and create knowledge.

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING DISPOSITION EFFECT IN EQUITY INVESTMENT: A SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS APPROACH

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-86
Author(s):  
K. Kajol ◽  
Prasita Biswas ◽  
Ranjit Singh ◽  
Sana Moid ◽  
Amit Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Stock Market ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Complete Analysis ◽  
Disposition Effect ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Relationship

The study aims at identifying the factors influencing the disposition effect acting on equity investors and further identifying the relationship between the influencing factors. The study aims at conducting a complete analysis of the influencing factors along with measuring their impact on disposition effect using Social Network Analysis (SNA).The factors affecting disposition effect on investors were identified through the literature review. Experts’ opinions were sought for determining the relationship among the factors and finally, the importance of those factors was analyzed using Social Network Analysis (SNA). It was found that social trust, investor emotion are the two most important factors affecting the other factors of disposition effect and consequently disposition effect finally. Besides, mental accounting; regret aversion, trading intensity, trading volume, and portfolio performance strongly influence the effect of disposition on investors because of their higher in-degree and out-degree. Therefore, the policymakers need to impart training to the investors to understand the mechanism of the stock market so that they can evaluate their standing in the stock market which, in the long run, will be reflected in their investment behavior. 

scholarly journals Ego-Centric Social Network Analysis in Marketing of Fish From Cage Culture System In Simalungun District, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 105-113
Author(s):  
Feriel Amelia Sembiring ◽  
Fikarwin Zuska ◽  
Bengkel Ginting ◽  
Rizabuana Ismail ◽  
Henry Sitorus
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Culture System ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Mutual Trust ◽  
Cage Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Relationship

Aquaculture of Cage Culture is one of the main activities carried out by the community in the village of Haranggaol to fulfill their economic needs. This cultivation business establishes a relationship between traders and cages in terms of marketing their crops. There are 3 egocentric actors in the Haranggaol area. They are collectors (entrepreneurs/farmers who own capital), namely the Rohakinian group, the Siharo group, and the Paimaham group. Through these three egocentric actors, a social network is formed with several alters. Based on the qualitative approach with use Ucinet software, the mapping of their social networks can be seen as follows: alter actors connected to the Rohakinian group are 12 farmers in the group and 2 farmers outside the group with a density of 0.033. There are 27 alter actors connected to the Siharo group, 21 from the group and 6 from outside the group with a density of 0.014. There are 27 alter actors connected to the Paimaham group, namely 36 farmers from their groups and 10 farmers outside the group with a density of 0.005. The social networks that occur between these actors are intertwined due to the existence of kinship relationships, family or close friends who know each other among them. The relationship between family, family or close friends built with mutual trust make this network integrated.

Egonetwork e capitale sociale degli imprenditori. Un'analisi micro

2009 ◽  
pp. 51-65
Author(s):  
Antonello Podda
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Rational Choice ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Methodological Tool

- The aim of this paper is to focus the attention to the actor and its social network in the analysis of social capital. The Egonetwork's methodological tool allows the analysis to focus on resources embedded in the network as well as on the influence of structure on social relationships.Key words: social capital, network analysis, Egonetwork, entrepreneurship, local development, rational choice

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