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3) (Long run) Interaction of social and semantic networks to generate the completecommunication network,Brian J . Jones, (268 Childs Ave ., Drexel Hill, PA, 19026)1) Examination of the relationship between egocentric network characteristics andoccupational/employment behaviour of individuals .2) Explication of the relationship between physical health symptoms and supportmechanisms within egocentric networks .Special focuses :a) sex differences in the network/health linkb) multidimensionalization of the network to spotlight the specific characteristics(_kin vs . friend, etc) that are operativeFred E . Katz, (2214 Ken Oak Rd ., Baltimore, Md, 21209)1) Holocaust and other forces of extremism :see, "A Sociological Approach to the Holocaust", Modern Judaism (1982)and, "Implementation of the Holocaust : The Behavior of Nazi Officials", ComparativeStudies inSocietyandHistory (1982)2) Structural theorysee, "Structural Autonomy and the Dynamic of Social Systems" in I . Rossi (ed)StructuralSociology ( .1982)and, just submitted a paper to Connections on linkages & Interpretations ofStructures .3) See, March/April issue of Society/Transaction"Re-opening an old wound and learning some new lessons"Applying structural theory (from #1) to contemporary issues .Hugh M . Kawabata, (625 Evonshire Ave ., Santa Barbara, CA, 93111)Effect of non-response error on measures of social network structure .David Knoke, (Sociology, Indiana Univ ., 13 Loomington, Indiana, 47405)1) With Edward (l . Laumann, studying policy making networks in two national domains -energy and health . Looking at social structure of communication, issue interest differentiation,and participation in policy events . Project funded b.y NSF .2) Continuing with research on voluntary association behavior, with emphasis onpolitical economy of resource mobilization and application to collective goals .Thomas Koenig, (Sociology, 500 Holmes, Northeastern Univ ., Boston, Mass ., 02115)Looking at how political contribution patterns relate to corporate interlocks .James M . Lattin, (E53-356 Sloan School of Mgmt ., 50 Memorial Dr ., Cambridge, Mass ., 02139)Only after I finish my dissertation in marketing, I plan to collaborate with Joel H .Levine, Dartmouth College, on testing a model of directorate interlocking and examiningits possible implications .Normand Leavy, (691 Gingras, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, G1X 3T5)Actually working with the Delphic method of consultation in a hospital in Quebec city .After a Ph .D . thesis about social network and influence process, I am interested in