Description:

Speaker:

James Moody - Professor in the Department of Sociology and Director of the Duke Network Analysis Center, Duke University.

Talk Abstract:

A fundamental aspect of school life rests on the collective substructures of peer networks. We examine two intersecting substructures here: peer groups defined as dense communities of close friends and role positions, defined on the pattern of ties one is embedded within, which are closely aligned with the school status structure. Combined, these two dimensions define the social field of a school for adolescents. Despite intense policy interest in “peer pressure” and theoretical interests in generalizations of fields, there is little basic descriptive information on the life-history of these key social network substructures in real-world networks, in part due to lack of available data and appropriate methods. Here, we describe the dynamics of groups and roles in remarkable new dynamic data on 6 waves of peer network data in a way that lets us see the simultaneous emergence of behavior homophily and status stability.

Co-Sponsor:

This talk is co-sponsored by the CONNECT Research Program within the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. CONNECT is focused around elucidating the complex mechanisms driving the health disparities of stigmatized populations, in particular gender and sexual minorities. In order to build cross-campus connections, CONNECT will be hosting a livestream of this talk on the Chicago Campus at 625 North Michigan Avenue in the 5th Floor Conference Room. Lunch will be served for attendees. Please contact Mich Elliott (me@northwestern.edu) with any questions.

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