回到连通性——社会网络研究的历史转向

Turn to the Connectivity in Society:Opportunities for Network Studies in Sociology

社会网络研究是自格兰诺维特以来在社会学最具影响力的领域之一。然而,系统回顾社会科学和自然科学对社会网络的探讨就会发现,其研究的基本方向出现了偏差,工具主义替代了对人类社会基本原理的探讨。本文围绕社会网络的基本问题即连通性问题,探讨了既有研究在连通性的形成、特征及影响因素等维度的得与失,呼唤社会学研究在人类社会具有高度连通性的时代回到连通性和对人类社会基本原理的探讨。

Social network study has been one of the most powerful themes since Mark Granovetter embarked on research in this field.However,we find that there is a bias in current studies;the instrumentalism has substituted for the discussion of ultimate principle in the social network studies.Having systematically reviewed literature in sciences and social sciences on networks,we suggest that connectivity should be considered as the fundamental issue and be centered in network studies.We have also discussed the formation and feature of influential factors in connectivity,We appeal to the researchers to return to the connectivity and focus on the fundamental issue of human beings in the network studies.