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An Adapted Structurational Framework for the Emergence of Communication Networks.
- Source :
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Communication Studies . Jan-Mar2017, Vol. 68 Issue 1, p72-94. 23p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Although structuration theory (ST) has endured a considerable influence in communication research across various domains, there remains a paucity of quantitative empirical research using ST as a viable framework. The purpose of this article is to develop an adapted structurational framework to explain the emergence of communication networks. The adapted framework distinguishes between relational states/events and internal/external structural rules. For analysis, we introduce multipanel relational event modeling, a technique using processual inference that can empirically demonstrate the recursive nature of system and structure. As an introductory example of both the framework and method, we examined communication, using cell-phone data, of students living in the same dormitory from September 2008 through February 2009. Our results demonstrated how different structures (i.e., perceived social relations and internal/external structural rules) are reproduced and transformed over time. Our research has implications for communication research dealing with recursivity, event-driven network analysis, the changing nature of the phone call, and the promise of computational communication science. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10510974
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Communication Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120793236
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10510974.2016.1262886