the paternity information economy
Biological paternity is socially valued only as a means for making a man pay child support when a child-support payer cannot otherwise be established. … Read the post the paternity information economy
social networks
analysis of social relations emphasizing communications and evolutionary psychology
real goods in well-established social networking
Every Sunday afternoon, Japanese youths gather on Jingu Bridge in Tokyo to display their fashions, to express themselves through their attire, and to socialize with others doing the same. Shops in the area have opened to sell this street chic fashion known as Harajuku. The shops both take fashion merchandising leads from the gathered youths … Continue reading real goods in well-established social networking
social circumstances shape communications values
Consider some misunderstandings of early U.S. telephone service providers at the start of the twentieth-century: When the Independent [telephone] companies first began to come together in conventions to exchange experiences, one fact was always commented upon with great curiosity by the managers of town or city plants. This was that they invariably met with failure … Continue reading social circumstances shape communications values
social fundamentals: paternity uncertanty
False paternity or extra-pair paternity, defined as a man falsely believing himself to be the biological father of a child, covers about 5% of children in high-income Western countries. … Read the post social fundamentals: paternity uncertanty
telephone social networks
Telephone social networks are quite small: I recently sat down at an SQL terminal with several hundred billion call records behind it. With a simple SQL query, I determined how many distinct people the average American telephones more than once in a given month (answer: five). Facebook users average 130 “friends”. Telephone social networks are … Continue reading telephone social networks