Hubs as Catalysts for Geospatial Communication in Kinship Networks
Earlier studies in kinship networks have primarily
focused on observing the social relationships existing between family
relatives. In this study, we pre-identified hubs in the network to
investigate if they could play a catalyst role in the transfer of physical
information. We conducted a case study of a ceremony performed in
one of the families of a small Hindu community – the Uttar Rarhi
Kayasthas. Individuals (n = 168) who resided in 11 geographically
dispersed regions were contacted through our hub-based
representation. We found that using this representation, over 98% of
the individuals were successfully contacted within the stipulated
period. The network also demonstrated a small-world property, with
an average geodesic distance of 3.56.
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from a connected world," Information Research-an International
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networks: Effects of kinship, network size, and emotional closeness,"
Personal Relationships, 2010.
[1] S. Wasserman and K. Faust, Social Network Analysis, Methods and
Applications, Cambridge University Press, 1994.
[2] M. F. Whiteside, "Family rituals as a key to kinship connections in
remarried families," Family Relations, pp. 34-39, 1989.
[3] S. S. Gray and L. M. Nybell, "Issues in African-American family
preservation," Child Welfare: Journal of Policy, Practice, and Program,
1990.
[4] M. B. Sussman and L. Burchinal, "Kin family network: Unheralded
structure in current conceptualizations of family functioning," Marriage
and Family Living, vol. 24, pp. 231-240, 1962.
[5] J. Mason, "Managing Kinship over Long Distances: The Significance
ofÔÇÿThe Visit-," Social Policy and Society, vol. 3, pp. 421-429, 2004.
[6] S. Kumar, "Analyzing social media networks with NodeXL: insights
from a connected world," Information Research-an International
Electronic Journal, vol. 16, Jun 2011.
[7] M. A. Smith, et al., "Analyzing (social media) networks with NodeXL,"
2009, pp. 255-264.
[8] M. Newman, "The mathematics of networks," The new palgrave
encyclopedia of economics, 2007
[9] S. A. M. G. B. Roberts and R. I. M. Dunbar, "Communication in social
networks: Effects of kinship, network size, and emotional closeness,"
Personal Relationships, 2010.
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focused on observing the social relationships existing between family
relatives. In this study, we pre-identified hubs in the network to
investigate if they could play a catalyst role in the transfer of physical
information. We conducted a case study of a ceremony performed in
one of the families of a small Hindu community – the Uttar Rarhi
Kayasthas. Individuals (n = 168) who resided in 11 geographically
dispersed regions were contacted through our hub-based
representation. We found that using this representation, over 98% of
the individuals were successfully contacted within the stipulated
period. The network also demonstrated a small-world property, with
an average geodesic distance of 3.56.", keywords = "Social Networks, Kinship Networks, Social Network
Analysis, Geospatial Communication, Hubs", volume = "6", number = "8", pages = "2005-3", }