Social influence network theory : a sociological examination of small group dynamics / / Noah E. Friedkin, Eugene C. Johnsen.
"Social influence network theory presents a mathematical formalization of the social process of attitude changes that unfolds in a social network of interpersonal influences. This book brings the theory to bear on lines of research in the domain of small group dynamics concerned with changes of...
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| Superior document: | Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 33 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Structural analysis in the social sciences ;
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 367 p. :; ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. Group dynamics: structural social psychology; 2. Formalization: attitude change in influence networks; 3. Operationalization: constructs and measures; 4. Assessing the model; Part II. Influence Network Perspective on Small Groups: 5. Consensus formation and efficiency; 6. The smallest group; 7. Social comparison theory; 8. Minority and majority factions; 9. Choice shift and group polarization; Part III. Linkages with Other Formal Theories: 10. Models of group decision making; 11. Expectation states and affect control; 12. Individuals in groups; Epilogue; Appendices.