Losing the war of ideas....Sociogram

[Adam Blatner]

Dear Tom, I email to you in your role as somewhat expert at sociometry.
        The map you sent seems to be not sociometry per se, but a quasi-sociometry. 
Military intelligence has charted the relationships among 40 or more identifiable 
insurgents, based presumably on information derived from news, informants, confessions of 
suspects (of questionable veracity if coerced?), statements made by these folks alluding 
to others, etc. It seems to be an attempt to identify who "influences" whom.
       The tele among these folks is completely inferred by calling it a sociogram. It 
could well be that some of these influences operate as contrasts---i.e., A is influenced 
in the sense that he hates B, and wants to do things differently---hardly tele. Or A gets 
money from B, but doesn't know or like B.
      All kinds of other interpretations could be brought to bear.

    So perhaps we should be wary of pseudo-sociometry and not assume that folks out there 
are sympathetic to the whole idea.

         Warmly, Adam


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Treadwell" <ttreadwe at mail.med.upenn.edu>
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Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:43 PM
Subject: Losing the war of ideas....Sociogram


> The list has been looking for this sociogram that appeared in The New
> Republic, April 2,2007 - P. 17/  I saved it and am passing it on to grouptalk
> members.  The sociogram is interesting - yet it will take some figuring out.
>
> tom
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