ネットワーク分析の方法 : ソーシャルワークへの応用についての検討

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The purpose of this paper is (1) to present Philip Seed's method of social network analysis; and (2) to discuss the meaning of the method and possibility of its application to social work practice. Among social workers there is a growing concern about clients' social support network. A social network is defined as a specified set of links among social actors. Since the 1930's network analysis has been developed as a style of social science research that focuses on people's social network as a means of understanding their behavior. Seed's method of network analysis was devised for social workers. Based on the diaries that clients have kept, a network diagram is drawn. The network diagram is a map that illustrates clients' network members, daily activities, social resources and so on. By drawing a network diagram and making follow-up discussion of diaries, it becomes possible to make connections between different kinds of network features, types and relationship qualities. It is necessary for us to put this method into practice and evaluate its effectiveness. Network analysis would provide a useful way of understanding and strengthening clients' support network.
一般社団法人日本社会福祉学会の論文
1993-06-15