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(2011): Worlds, Fields and Networks. Becker, Bourdieu and the Structures of Social Relations. In: Cultural Sociology 5 (1), S. 99-119. DOI: 10.1177/1749975510389726
Abstract: This paper reflects upon Bourdieu's concept of cultural fields, Becker's concept of 'art worlds' and the concept of networks as developed in social network analysis. We challenge the distinction that Bourdieu makes between the objective 'relations' and 'positions' constitutive of 'social space' and visible social relationships. In contrast, we maintain that interaction is generative of social spaces and positions and should be integral to any account of them. Becker's position is better from this perspective, but while Becker refers repeatedly to social networks, he fails to develop the concept or exploit its potential as a means of exploring social structures. Both Becker and Bourdieu have an underdeveloped conception of social connection which weakens their respective conceptions of the space of cultural production. Our proposed remedy is to use social network analysis to derive 'positions' and 'relations' between 'positions', as prioritized by Bourdieu, from data on concrete interactions and relations. This allows 'world' analysis to speak to the issues of field analysis without sacrificing its strengths. We illustrate our case by way of an analysis of two UK music scenes from the late 1970s.
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(2010): A mathematical model for the behavior of individuals in a social field. In: The Journal of Mathematical Sociology 19 (3), S. 189-219. DOI: 10.1080/0022250X.1994.9990143
Abstract: Related to an idea of Lewin, a mathematical model for behavioral changes under the influence of a social field is developed. The social field reflects public opinion, social norms and trends. It is not only given by external factors (the environment) but also by the interactions of individuals. Two important kinds of interaction processes are distinguished: Imitative and avoidance processes. Variations of individual behavior are taken into account by ''diffusion coefficients.''
Keywords: BEHAVIORAL MODEL, Decision theory, deutsche Community, DIFFUSION MODEL, Disziplin, Favoriten, FIELD THEORY, IMITATIVE AND AVOIDANCE PROCESSES, Mathematical models, Mathematisches Modell für das Verhalten von Individuen in einem sozialen Feld, PAIR INTERACTIONS, social field, social field and interaction, Soziale Angemessenheit, Soziales Feld, Soziologie 1996
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(1996): Stochastische Methoden, nichtlineare Dynamik und quantitative Modelle sozialer Prozesse. Zugl.: Stuttgart, Univ., Diss., 1992. 2., erw. und überarb. Aufl., als Ms. gedr. Aachen: Shaker (Berichte aus der Physik)
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