La perspectiva del interaccionismo estructural para el análisis de redes sociales

This paper presents the theoretical model of the "structural interactionism" approach for the analysis of social networks. The implications of this theoretical approach on methods of data gathering and data analysis are explored. Two general methods derived from the historical tradition of the study of social networks (Moreno and Barnes) are distinguished: sociocentric and egocentric methods. To illustrate the "structural interactionist" approach and its implications, the model is applied to the comprehension of the diffusion of AIDS and its prevention.