Empirical study of social network and behavior in the information society

• Project/Area Number: 19530431
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: INUZUKA Susumu Chiba University, 文学部, 教授 (70009752)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: 情報行動 / オンライン・コミュニティ / 情報化文化 / 情報社会 / 地域情報化

Research Abstract

The characteristics of informational behavior is shown in the area of Internet community and communication. The online community is constructed by plural levels and strata. I explained it from the viewpoint of Contextuality. It includes both position and flow. It is defined that one of the steady states of the context corresponds to any community. The sympathetic vibration among the people and their communication affects the social relations and sustains them continuously.