# Multiplex network of three one-mode signed, weighted networks and a three-wave longitudinal network of monks (Sampson 1969) The data were collected for an ethnographic study of community structure in a New England monastery. Various sociometric data was collected of the novices attending the minor seminary of 'Cloisterville' preparing to join the monastic order. * `type = "like"` records whom novices said they liked most at three time points/waves * `type = "esteem"` records whom novices said they held in esteem (sign \> 0) and disesteem (sign \< 0) * `type = "praise"` records whom novices said they praised (sign \> 0) and blamed (sign \< 0) * `type = "influence"` records whom novices said were a positive influence (sign \> 0) and negative influence (sign \< 0) All networks are weighted. Novices' first choices are weighted 3, the second 2, and third choices 1. Some subjects offered tied ranks for their top four choices. In addition to node names, a 'groups' variable records the four groups that Sampson observed during his time there: * The **Loyal** Opposition consists of novices who entered the monastery first and defended existing practices * The **Young Turks** arrived later during a period of change and questioned practices in the monastery * The **Interstitial** did not take sides in the debate * The **Outcasts** were novices that were not accepted in the group Information about senior monks was not included. While `type = "like"` is observed over three waves, the rest of the data was recorded retrospectively from the end of the study, after the network fragmented. The waves in which the novitiates were expelled (1), voluntarily departed (2 and 3), or remained (4) are given in the nodal attribute "left". data ## Format ``` #> -- # Sampson's Monks ----------------------------------------------------------- #> # A longitudinal, labelled, multiplex, signed, weighted, directed network of 18 #> nodes and 112 esteem, 103 influence, 168 like, and 80 praise ties over 3 waves #> #> -- Nodes #> # A tibble: 18 x 3 #> name groups left #> #> 1 Romuald Interstitial 3 #> 2 Bonaventure Loyal 4 #> 3 Ambrose Loyal 4 #> 4 Berthold Loyal 4 #> 5 Peter Loyal 3 #> 6 Louis Loyal 4 #> # i 12 more rows #> #> -- Ties #> # A tibble: 463 x 6 #> from to sign type weight wave #> #> 1 1 2 1 like 1 2 #> 2 1 2 1 like 1 3 #> 3 1 3 1 like 1 3 #> 4 1 5 1 like 3 1 #> 5 1 5 1 like 3 2 #> 6 1 5 1 like 3 3 #> # i 457 more rows #> ``` ```r data(ison_monks) ``` ## References Sampson, Samuel F. 1969. **Crisis in a cloister**. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Cornell University. Breiger R., Boorman S. and Arabie P. 1975. "An algorithm for clustering relational data with applications to social network analysis and comparison with multidimensional scaling". **Journal of Mathematical Psychology**, 12: 328-383.

ison_monks dataset