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Visualizing personal networks Claudia Aguilar Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
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Bosnia..? Despues_de_la_lluvia Terminological dissatisfaction Hegemonic discourse Practice/Analytical Categories New approach to overcome these categories
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Identification Social-relational process Depends on context Diferenciate between auto- identification and identification by others PERSONAL NETWORKS
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Previous research results Use of categories Discursive lines about the ontology of such categories Relation between use of categories, discourses and personal networks
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Discourses-Identity-Network Ethnicist Clash of civilizations Multiethnic Cosmopolitan Essentialist identity Excluding categories Homogeneous networks Essentialist identity Excluding categories with some nuance More heterogeneous networks Multiple identity No excluding categories Heterogeneous networks
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Conclusions … We have found a relation between the discourse sustained by a person and the categories she/he uses to classify people and to identify him/herself. We have also found a relationship between the composition of personal networks (and therefore everyday life relationships) and the ethnic discourses that are maintained
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Conclusions … (ii) Finally we have found that Bosnians play an important role in the network of multiethnic relationships, in which strong ties, surprisingly, are still very important.
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Current research: Main Goal Analyse this identification complexity, understanding identification as a collective process in continuous negotiation through personal relationships in different contexts and situations.
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Methodology Ethnographic work Everyday life Interviews Field notes Discourse Analysis Social Network Analysis Personal Networks questionnaire EGONET Personal Networks Analysis
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EGONET: Personal Networks Questions about EGO 45 known people Questions about alters Who knows who?
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Vizualization and discussion
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