Sociological Theory and Methods
Online ISSN : 1881-6495
Print ISSN : 0913-1442
ISSN-L : 0913-1442
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On Recursive Definition of Action and Structure
Yuki YASUDAHiroshi TOKURAKU
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1999 Volume 13 Issue 2 Pages 183-192

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     Bonachich's definition of centrality is often criticized because of its recursive difinition. We argue the definition has its own rationale, in spite of its demerits. Defining a structure as relatively stable pattern of relations, we can derive a network out of the structure. A network is composed of action, not actors. An effort of defining emergent properties of elements within a network necessarily requires specification of structural properties of other elements within the structure.
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© 1999 Japanese Association For Mathematical Sociology
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