Comparison between “social systems approach” and “social Capital approach” to SNA
| Social system approach | Social capital approach | |
|---|---|---|
| Main authors | Mitchell, White, Breiger | Coleman, Lin, Burt, Granovetter |
| Individual actorhood | Emphasis on actorhood as emergent from social relations | Prior to action and relationships |
| Preferred Unit of Analysis | Whole network | Individual’s ego network |
| Generability of knowledge | Case-based | Nomological |
| Types of Relationships | Emergent and multiple, driven by fieldwork | Ex-ante and parsimonious, based on previous studies |
| Impact of networks on individuals | Ambivalent | Positive, linked to economic gains |
| Social system approach | Social capital approach | |
|---|---|---|
| Main authors | Mitchell, White, Breiger | Coleman, Lin, Burt, Granovetter |
| Individual actorhood | Emphasis on actorhood as emergent from social relations | Prior to action and relationships |
| Preferred Unit of Analysis | Whole network | Individual’s ego network |
| Generability of knowledge | Case-based | Nomological |
| Types of Relationships | Emergent and multiple, driven by fieldwork | Ex-ante and parsimonious, based on previous studies |
| Impact of networks on individuals | Ambivalent | Positive, linked to economic gains |
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