
En el análisis de redes personales, la oposición entre redes bonding y bridging ha estado en el centro de varias de las hipótesis que relacionan la estructura de las redes con el apoyo disponible en ellas. La densidad ha sido uno de los indicadores más recurrentes para medir las redes bonding o close-knit dada su facilidad de operacionalización e interpretación. Con todo, el ajuste de la densidad como medida del carácter bonding o bridging de las redes no ha sido contrastado con una muestra amplia y aleatoria de redes personales con un número de contactos mayor al de las sub-redes de apoyo o de confianza. Usando una muestra de 433 redes personales de 30 Alteri cada una, este artículo explora la correlación entre ladensidad, el apoyo expresivo intercambiado y la posición de clase de los Ego en el contexto de la estructura social catalana. Los resultados sugieren que la densidad sería mejor comprendida como una variable dependiente de la estabilidad y las transiciones vitales reflejadas en las redes personales puesto que su relación con el apoyo inscrito en las redes es débil. Abstract: In personal network analysis, the opposition between bonding and bridging networks has been at the core of most hypotheses relating network structure and support embedded in it. Due to its ease of operationalization and interpretation, density has been one of the most common indicators used for measuring bonding or close-knit networks. Nevertheless, the reliability of density as a measure of bonding networks has never been contrasted against a large and random sample of personal networks containing contacts beyond the support sub-network. Using a large sample of ego-centred networks (n=433) of 30 alteri each, this paper explores the correlation between density, expressive support exchanged, and Ego's class position within the Catalan social structure. Results suggest that density should preferably be used as a dependent variable related to stability and life transitions reflected in personal networks since it's relationship with support embedded in a personal network is weak.
H1-99, Density, Social Sciences, Clase social, Fuerza del vínculoDensity, Densidad – Apoyo expresivo – Clase social – Fuerza del vínculo., Apoyo expresivo, Social class, Social sciences (General), H, Força del vincle, Classe social, Strength of tie, Suport expressiu, Densitat, Densidad, Expressive support
H1-99, Density, Social Sciences, Clase social, Fuerza del vínculoDensity, Densidad – Apoyo expresivo – Clase social – Fuerza del vínculo., Apoyo expresivo, Social class, Social sciences (General), H, Força del vincle, Classe social, Strength of tie, Suport expressiu, Densitat, Densidad, Expressive support
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