Social Networks and Their Distributions: A China-Britain comparison

从社会网络观点看,个人与社会的联系主要包括两种形式,即基于个体情义联系的非正式网络和基于团体身份归属的正式网络。两种网络及其分布的跨文化、跨社会结构的异同如何?本文分析两种社会网络的中英差异,并用调查数据检验了相关研究假设。实证结果表明:第一,中国非正式社会网络的资源存量高于英国,而正式社会网络的资源存量低于英国。第二,两种社会网络的分布,中国比英国都更集中,与地位资源的相关性都更强。

Individuals are connected to society through two different kinds of social networks, namely, informal social networks of interpersonal connections and formal social networks based on people's group identities. What are the differences and similarities of these two kinds of social networks between China and Britain? The authors analyze the issue by comparing cultural and social-structural differences between the two countries, and use relevant survey datasets to test several research hypotheses. The main findings are as follows: (1) China is higher in the stock of informal social networks but lower in that of formal social networks than Britain; and (2) China's distribution of both kinds of social networks is more highly concentrated and more highly correlated with status resources than Britain's.

边燕杰 郝明松

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