Social network analysis has grown tremendously across a wide range of disciplines and is now regarded as a road‐map in strengthening links with the life‐course perspective. ‘Linked lives’ is often cited as a key principle of life‐course theory, but there is still much to be learned about the significance of these links for the life course. Network theory refines our understanding of the properties of these links, their emergence as structures in daily life, and the mechanisms underlying the inequalities that arise from social relationships. This paper clarifies why networks can be conceptualised as meso‐level structures that bridge the micro‐macro gap. It thus addresses four processes of particular interest for the integration of life‐course and network research: (a) the problem of tie formation; (b) the activation of ties as social capital; (c) their resilience through segments of a life course; and finally, (d) the problem of their loss. In so doing, we highlight innovative approaches for each of these issues in order to propose a research agenda we call ‘Networked Lives’, which emphasises promising avenues for advancing the integration of these two important fields in the social sciences.

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网络生活

社交网络分析已经在广泛的学科领域中得到了极大的发展，现在被视为加强与生活过程观点的联系的路线图。人们经常将“联系生命”作为生命过程理论的关键原理，但是关于这些联系对生命过程的重要性仍然有很多要学习的知识。网络理论使我们对这些链接的属性，它们在日常生活中的结构的出现以及由社会关系引起的不平等的潜在机制的理解得到了进一步的理解。本文阐明了为什么可以将网络概念化为弥合微观宏鸿沟的中观结构。因此，它解决了将生命过程和网络研究相结合的四个特别重要的过程：（a）关系形成的问题；（b）激活联系作为社会资本；（c）他们在人生历程中的应变能力；最后，（d）他们损失的问题。在这样做的过程中，我们重点介绍了针对每个问题的创新方法，以提出一项我们称为“网络生活”的研究议程，其中强调了在社会科学中促进这两个重要领域融合的有前途的途径。