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Modeling social network topologies in elementary schools.

Rodrigo Huerta-Quintanilla1, Efrain Canto-Lugo, Dolores Viga-de Alva

  • 1Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán, México. rhuerta@mda.cinvestav.mx

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This study analyzes elementary school social networks, finding distinct friendship and enmity patterns. Spatial confinement and group belonging significantly shape these complex networks.

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Area of Science:

  • Social network analysis
  • Childhood sociology
  • Complex systems theory

Background:

  • Complex networks model real-world interactions in economic, biological, and social systems.
  • Understanding social dynamics in elementary schools is crucial for developmental psychology.
  • Previous research highlights the importance of social relationships in child development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the properties of friendship, enmity, and kinship networks among elementary school students.
  • To investigate the role of spatial confinement and group belonging in shaping social networks.
  • To develop models that replicate observed network structures.

Main Methods:

  • Constructed social networks based on inter-student relationships (friendship, enmity, kinship) at three elementary schools.
  • Analyzed network properties, including topology and clustering index.
  • Developed computational models to simulate network formation.

Main Results:

  • Friendship networks exhibited similar properties across schools, showing a Poisson topology and high clustering.
  • Enmity networks were also consistent across schools, displaying a power-law topology.
  • Spatial confinement and a sense of belonging were identified as key factors influencing network structures.

Conclusions:

  • Elementary school social networks, particularly friendship and enmity, possess distinct, reproducible topological features.
  • Environmental factors like spatial confinement and social identity significantly impact the formation of these networks.
  • The developed models successfully capture the essential properties of observed social networks, offering insights into social dynamics.