With the popularity of wireless networks and the prevalence of personal mobile computing devices, understanding the characteristic of wireless network users is of great significance to the network performance. In this...With the popularity of wireless networks and the prevalence of personal mobile computing devices, understanding the characteristic of wireless network users is of great significance to the network performance. In this study, system logs from two universities, Dartmouth College and Shanghai Jiao Tong University(SJTU), were mined and analyzed. Every user's log was represented by a user profile. A novel weighted social similarity was proposed to quantify the resemblance of users considering influence of location visits. Based on the similarity, an unsupervised learning method was applied to cluster users. Though environment parameters are different, two universities both form many social groups with Pareto distribution of similarity and exponential distribution of group sizes. These findings are very important to the research of wireless network and social network .展开更多
A person is considered as information-energy system with a host of feedbacks. The possibility of determining the statistical characteristics in a multiple intelligences profile of various social groups’ representativ...A person is considered as information-energy system with a host of feedbacks. The possibility of determining the statistical characteristics in a multiple intelligences profile of various social groups’ representatives using the vibraimage technology is investigated. Theft and alcohol abuse have been chosen as examples of significant social problems including deviant behavior and the trigger of formation of various socially vulnerable groups. The comparative analysis of conscious and unconscious attitudes in multiple intelligences structure of individuals prone to deviant behavior and the control group allows differentiating professional preferences and the impact of society on different social groups.展开更多
Due to people’s increasing dependence on social networks,it is essential to develop a consensus model considering not only their own factors but also the interaction between people.Both external trust relationship am...Due to people’s increasing dependence on social networks,it is essential to develop a consensus model considering not only their own factors but also the interaction between people.Both external trust relationship among experts and the internal reliability of experts are important factors in decision-making.This paper focuses on improving the scientificity and effectiveness of decision-making and presents a consensus model combining trust relationship among experts and expert reliability in social network group decision-making(SN-GDM).A concept named matching degree is proposed to measure expert reliability.Meanwhile,linguistic information is applied to manage the imprecise and vague information.Matching degree is expressed by a 2-tuple linguistic model,and experts’preferences are measured by a probabilistic linguistic term set(PLTS).Subsequently,a hybrid weight is explored to weigh experts’importance in a group.Then a consensus measure is introduced and a feedback mechanism is developed to produce some personalized recommendations with higher group consensus.Finally,a comparative example is provided to prove the scientificity and effectiveness of the proposed consensus model.展开更多
With the penetration of the Internet, virtual groups have become more and more popular. The reliability and accuracy of interpersonal perception in the virtual environment is an intriguing issue. Using the Social rela...With the penetration of the Internet, virtual groups have become more and more popular. The reliability and accuracy of interpersonal perception in the virtual environment is an intriguing issue. Using the Social relations model (SRM) [1], this paper investigates interpersonal perception in virtual groups from a multilevel perspective. In particular, it examines the following three areas: homophily, identification, and individual attraction, and explores how much of these directional and dyadic relational evaluations can be attributed to the effect of the actor, the partner, and the relationship.展开更多
The primary discussion in this article is the classification of the typical reactions of social groups in various nations as nationalist and globalist.Subject to the new coronavirus pandemic,nationalists have adopted ...The primary discussion in this article is the classification of the typical reactions of social groups in various nations as nationalist and globalist.Subject to the new coronavirus pandemic,nationalists have adopted extreme national security policies,namely,“the nation’s interests prevails;”globalists have adopted moderate policies by complying with the faith of society in the recommendations of the scientific community.The disparate contrasts in values and actions between the two groups are extensively manifested in domestic disease control,attitude toward the World Health Organization,identification of the disease’s source,vaccine research,international cooperation,and social reaction.This research indicates that nationalists largely consist of conservative country leaders,“social elites,”populists,and individuals in the middle-lower class,many of whom uphold racism and extreme nationalism,and that globalists largely consist of international organizations and regional leaders,medical practitioners,intellectuals andphilanthropic entrepreneurs,the middleupper class population.This social group distinction is clarified in accordance with converse ethical value perspectives,ideologies,social group-economic interests,and even national competition positions.Regarding cultural and institutional basics,nationalists uphold neoliberalism,social Darwinism,the law of jungle,and individualism,whereas globalists advocate for social democracy and collectivistic ethnic codes.The two parties have been competing for the high moral ground during and the pandemic,thereby profoundly affecting the relationships of nations worldwide.展开更多
Marginalized groups,affected by the stigma of the label,have low intra-individual self-efficacy,lack external support in social life,and are often excluded in the economic,political and social relations,which is not c...Marginalized groups,affected by the stigma of the label,have low intra-individual self-efficacy,lack external support in social life,and are often excluded in the economic,political and social relations,which is not conducive to social justice and stability. In the perspective of empowerment theory,the marginalized groups need to be integrated into the society on individual,interpersonal,and political levels. On the individual empowerment level,self-efficacy is to be enhanced in the marginalized groups to promote their self-acceptance;on the interpersonal empowerment level,social resources for the marginalized groups are to be expanded through self-help groups so as to build an extensive social support network; on the political empowerment level,it is advocated to improve the relevant legislation and policy support. Social workers and various social parties should work together to create a good environment for the social integration of marginalized groups.展开更多
Somatic, cognitive and psychiatric obstacles contribute to social impairment in 22q11.2DS and prevent adequate responses during interactions. We adapted the autism-specific SOSTA-FRA program for use during online grou...Somatic, cognitive and psychiatric obstacles contribute to social impairment in 22q11.2DS and prevent adequate responses during interactions. We adapted the autism-specific SOSTA-FRA program for use during online group sessions with geographically-isolated 22q11DS adolescents or adults. The 12 weekly sessions targeted communication, emotional awareness, and reciprocity. Twenty-two participants were evaluated on behaviour, social responsiveness, and cognition pre- and post-intervention. Parents completed a questionnaire to ascertain whether the intervention met their needs. Parents were satisfied with the format and curriculum contents and reported improved emotional awareness, well-being, and reciprocity post-intervention. Pre-post results suggest large effects on social awareness and small to medium effects on social motivation. Results indicate that online social skills training is feasible and effective for individuals with 22q11.2DS.展开更多
Sociologists Rex and Moore first raised the housing class theory in 19671,stating that people can be grouped into different classes according to their housing conditions.Defining classes by housing standards seems too...Sociologists Rex and Moore first raised the housing class theory in 19671,stating that people can be grouped into different classes according to their housing conditions.Defining classes by housing standards seems too simple,though,which is why this theory is controversial.In order to avoid the same confusion of social class,this paper employs the concept of "housing status group." Like economic status,people's housing status is normally relatively stable and unlikely to significantly change in a short time span.But China is an exception as the past 30 years have witnessed tremendous institutional reform,particularly in the housing system.Almost overnight,public housing became privatized and the real estate market developed.This transformation also meant an abrupt change in the status of social groups in relation to housing-for the better or worse.From the social stratification perspective,this has also been an important period of reshaping social status.Thus,it is of great signif icance to study "housing status groups" during the transitional period to shed light on a myriad of social ills.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 60970106)National High Technology Research and Development Program of China( No. 2011AA010500)
文摘With the popularity of wireless networks and the prevalence of personal mobile computing devices, understanding the characteristic of wireless network users is of great significance to the network performance. In this study, system logs from two universities, Dartmouth College and Shanghai Jiao Tong University(SJTU), were mined and analyzed. Every user's log was represented by a user profile. A novel weighted social similarity was proposed to quantify the resemblance of users considering influence of location visits. Based on the similarity, an unsupervised learning method was applied to cluster users. Though environment parameters are different, two universities both form many social groups with Pareto distribution of similarity and exponential distribution of group sizes. These findings are very important to the research of wireless network and social network .
文摘A person is considered as information-energy system with a host of feedbacks. The possibility of determining the statistical characteristics in a multiple intelligences profile of various social groups’ representatives using the vibraimage technology is investigated. Theft and alcohol abuse have been chosen as examples of significant social problems including deviant behavior and the trigger of formation of various socially vulnerable groups. The comparative analysis of conscious and unconscious attitudes in multiple intelligences structure of individuals prone to deviant behavior and the control group allows differentiating professional preferences and the impact of society on different social groups.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(71871121).
文摘Due to people’s increasing dependence on social networks,it is essential to develop a consensus model considering not only their own factors but also the interaction between people.Both external trust relationship among experts and the internal reliability of experts are important factors in decision-making.This paper focuses on improving the scientificity and effectiveness of decision-making and presents a consensus model combining trust relationship among experts and expert reliability in social network group decision-making(SN-GDM).A concept named matching degree is proposed to measure expert reliability.Meanwhile,linguistic information is applied to manage the imprecise and vague information.Matching degree is expressed by a 2-tuple linguistic model,and experts’preferences are measured by a probabilistic linguistic term set(PLTS).Subsequently,a hybrid weight is explored to weigh experts’importance in a group.Then a consensus measure is introduced and a feedback mechanism is developed to produce some personalized recommendations with higher group consensus.Finally,a comparative example is provided to prove the scientificity and effectiveness of the proposed consensus model.
文摘With the penetration of the Internet, virtual groups have become more and more popular. The reliability and accuracy of interpersonal perception in the virtual environment is an intriguing issue. Using the Social relations model (SRM) [1], this paper investigates interpersonal perception in virtual groups from a multilevel perspective. In particular, it examines the following three areas: homophily, identification, and individual attraction, and explores how much of these directional and dyadic relational evaluations can be attributed to the effect of the actor, the partner, and the relationship.
文摘The primary discussion in this article is the classification of the typical reactions of social groups in various nations as nationalist and globalist.Subject to the new coronavirus pandemic,nationalists have adopted extreme national security policies,namely,“the nation’s interests prevails;”globalists have adopted moderate policies by complying with the faith of society in the recommendations of the scientific community.The disparate contrasts in values and actions between the two groups are extensively manifested in domestic disease control,attitude toward the World Health Organization,identification of the disease’s source,vaccine research,international cooperation,and social reaction.This research indicates that nationalists largely consist of conservative country leaders,“social elites,”populists,and individuals in the middle-lower class,many of whom uphold racism and extreme nationalism,and that globalists largely consist of international organizations and regional leaders,medical practitioners,intellectuals andphilanthropic entrepreneurs,the middleupper class population.This social group distinction is clarified in accordance with converse ethical value perspectives,ideologies,social group-economic interests,and even national competition positions.Regarding cultural and institutional basics,nationalists uphold neoliberalism,social Darwinism,the law of jungle,and individualism,whereas globalists advocate for social democracy and collectivistic ethnic codes.The two parties have been competing for the high moral ground during and the pandemic,thereby profoundly affecting the relationships of nations worldwide.
基金This research was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 61572335 and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China under Grant No. BK20151223.
基金The Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Sciences Project,“Disempower and Empower:the Social Integration of Psychopaths”(12YJC840013)The Ministry of Education of Humanities and Social Sciences Project,“Stigma and Stigma Control of AIDS Patients”(11YJC840055)
文摘Marginalized groups,affected by the stigma of the label,have low intra-individual self-efficacy,lack external support in social life,and are often excluded in the economic,political and social relations,which is not conducive to social justice and stability. In the perspective of empowerment theory,the marginalized groups need to be integrated into the society on individual,interpersonal,and political levels. On the individual empowerment level,self-efficacy is to be enhanced in the marginalized groups to promote their self-acceptance;on the interpersonal empowerment level,social resources for the marginalized groups are to be expanded through self-help groups so as to build an extensive social support network; on the political empowerment level,it is advocated to improve the relevant legislation and policy support. Social workers and various social parties should work together to create a good environment for the social integration of marginalized groups.
文摘Somatic, cognitive and psychiatric obstacles contribute to social impairment in 22q11.2DS and prevent adequate responses during interactions. We adapted the autism-specific SOSTA-FRA program for use during online group sessions with geographically-isolated 22q11DS adolescents or adults. The 12 weekly sessions targeted communication, emotional awareness, and reciprocity. Twenty-two participants were evaluated on behaviour, social responsiveness, and cognition pre- and post-intervention. Parents completed a questionnaire to ascertain whether the intervention met their needs. Parents were satisfied with the format and curriculum contents and reported improved emotional awareness, well-being, and reciprocity post-intervention. Pre-post results suggest large effects on social awareness and small to medium effects on social motivation. Results indicate that online social skills training is feasible and effective for individuals with 22q11.2DS.
文摘Sociologists Rex and Moore first raised the housing class theory in 19671,stating that people can be grouped into different classes according to their housing conditions.Defining classes by housing standards seems too simple,though,which is why this theory is controversial.In order to avoid the same confusion of social class,this paper employs the concept of "housing status group." Like economic status,people's housing status is normally relatively stable and unlikely to significantly change in a short time span.But China is an exception as the past 30 years have witnessed tremendous institutional reform,particularly in the housing system.Almost overnight,public housing became privatized and the real estate market developed.This transformation also meant an abrupt change in the status of social groups in relation to housing-for the better or worse.From the social stratification perspective,this has also been an important period of reshaping social status.Thus,it is of great signif icance to study "housing status groups" during the transitional period to shed light on a myriad of social ills.
