What is social network analysis? / / John Scott.
This book introduces the non-specialist reader to the principal ideas, nature and purpose of social network analysis. Social networks operate on many levels, from families up to the level of nations, and play a critical role in determining the way problems are solved, organizations are run, and the...
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| Superior document: | "What is?" research methods series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | London : : Bloomsbury Academic,, [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | What is? research methods series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (137 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Series foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 History of social network analysis; Sociometry, small groups, and communities; Cliques, roles, and matrices; Space and distance; Dynamics and social change; Further reading; 3 Key concepts and measures; Collecting network data; Graph theory and egocentric measures; Graph theory and global measures; Graph theory and network differentiation; Algebraic measures of network structure; Spatial and cartographical approaches; Statistical inference; Further reading; 4 Applications of network analysis
- Diffusion and the flow of information and resourcesCitation studies and the sociology of science; Interlocking directorships and corporate power; Further reading; 5 Criticisms and frequently asked questions; Criticisms and responses; Frequently asked questions; Further reading; 6 Software for social network analysis; UCINET: The pioneer program; PAJEK; R and other programs; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y