Combining social network analysis and geographic information system for communication research: an application to immigrant communities

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dc.contributor.authorLee, C. Aujean
dc.contributor.authorLee, Sun Kyong
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-21T14:33:05Z
dc.date.available2022-11-21T14:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-15
dc.description.abstractSocial Network Analysis and Geographic Information Systems can be combined and applied to communication research to better understand how communication networks are associated with spatial or city characteristics. We use a case study of communication networks of immigrant church members (N = 178) in New Jersey to test theories of spatial versus strategic assimilation, visualize social networks, and city racial composition. The findings demonstrate that church members seeking information from coethnic immigrant networks were more likely to live in cities with a concentration of white residents, whereas members who provided more informational support to other members were less likely to live in whiter areas. Thus, coethnic residential choice may not always be linked to immigrant network use and the case applies more to the pattern of strategic assimilation. Future communication research involving questions related to physical locations and space can benefit from combining Social Network Analysis and Geographic Information System techniques in innovative ways.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support was provided by the University of Oklahoma Libraries’ Open Access Fund.en_US
dc.identifier.citationC. Aujean Lee & Sun Kyong Lee (2022) Combining social network analysis and geographic information system for communication research: an application to immigrant communities, Cogent Social Sciences, 8:1, 2123085, DOI: 10.1080/23311886.2022.2123085en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/23311886.2022.2123085en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://shareok.org/handle/11244/336618
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectsocial network analysisen_US
dc.subjectgeographic information systemen_US
dc.subjectspatial assimilationen_US
dc.subjectstrategic assimilationen_US
dc.subjectcommunication network centralityen_US
dc.titleCombining social network analysis and geographic information system for communication research: an application to immigrant communitiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ou.groupChristopher C. Gibbs College of Architectureen_US

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