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A social organization whose structure resembles an openwork fabric or composition in form or concept, especially:
The term “social network” was first coined by London School of Economics professor J. A. Barnes in the 1950s, who defined the size of a social network as a group of about 100 to 150 people.[1] (For some definitions of terms distinguishing types of collective action such as alliance, coalition, collective, movement and network, click here.) [1] J. A. Barnes, “Class and Committees in a Norwegian Island Parish,” Human Relations No. 7, pp. 39–58 (1954). |