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blockmodel: a standalone construct

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Network science

a simplified image of a network that groups actors into positions and records which positions are tied.

In network science, blockmodel refers to a simplified image of a network that groups actors into positions and records which positions are tied. This meaning comes from White (1976) in American Journal of Sociology.[1]

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References

White, H. C., Boorman, S. A., & Breiger, R. L. (1976). Social Structure from Multiple Networks. I. Blockmodels of Roles and Positions. American Journal of Sociology, 81(4), 730-780. https://doi.org/10.1086/226141

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