30. Doreian, Kapuscinski, Krackhardt & Szczypula: A brief history of balance through time. “… the micro-level processes can be viewed as generating social forces that move the structure toward group balance.” … negative ties within groups are likely less tolerated than positive ties between groups, as negatives within group may threaten the group in ways that positive ties between groups do not.
31. An extension: A balance model of friendship change among adolescents The basic hypothesis of social balance is that people will make choices that bring the entire group into balance. But, consider how a given relationship looks from different perspectives: A transition that generates transitivity for one person can generate intransitivity for another. As such, there is no guarantee that friendship change will result in a globally balanced outcome.
33. Testing in simulation What are the implications for relationship change if people follow transitivity, from their own point of view? J. Moody used a simulation, based on data from Add Health, to answer this question. Rules: For every agent, Attempt to achieve closure Attempt to achieve transitivity Resolved through adding and dropping edges
34. Strong transitive and intransitive rules: Results in cliques forming quickly and maintaining over time.
35. Moderate values for seeking transitivity and avoiding intransitivity: Results in a fluid network structure.