This week's topic is concept of equivalence -- the extent to which nodes occupy similar positions in a network.
Supplementary Readings (optional)
Burt, R.S. 1976. Positions in networks. Social Forces 55: 93-122. [^pdf]
White, H. C., S. A. Boorman, and R. L. Breiger. 1976. "Social Structure From Multiple Networks I." American Journal of Sociology81:730-780.[^pdf]
Paul DiMaggio, "Structural Analysis of Organizational Fields: A Blockmodel Approach," pp. 335-370 in Barry M. Staw and L. L. Cummings (eds.), Research in Organizational Behavior 8 (1986). Westport, CT: JAI Press. [pdf]
Dataset
aedemo.vna
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