Social Network Analysis
History, Theory and Methodology
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Christina Prell | ISBN: | 9781446290132 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | Publication: | October 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications Ltd | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christina Prell |
| ISBN: | 9781446290132 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Publication: | October 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Language: | English |
We live in a world that is paradoxically both small and vast; each of us is embedded in local communities and yet we are only a few 'links' away from anyone else in the world.
This engaging book represents these interdependencies' positive and negative consequences, their multiple effects and the ways in which a local occurrence in one part of the world can directly affect the rest. Then it demonstrates precisely how these interactions and relationships form.
This is a book for the social network novice learning how to study, think about and analyse social networks; the intermediate user, not yet familiar with some of the newer developments in the field; and the teacher looking for a range of exercises, as well as an up-to-date historical account of the field.
It is divided into three clear sections:
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historical & Background Concepts
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Levels of Analysis
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Advances, Extensions and Conclusions
The book provides a full overview of the field - historical origins, common theoretical perspectives and frameworks; traditional and current analytical procedures and fundamental mathematical equations needed to get a foothold in the field.
We live in a world that is paradoxically both small and vast; each of us is embedded in local communities and yet we are only a few 'links' away from anyone else in the world.
This engaging book represents these interdependencies' positive and negative consequences, their multiple effects and the ways in which a local occurrence in one part of the world can directly affect the rest. Then it demonstrates precisely how these interactions and relationships form.
This is a book for the social network novice learning how to study, think about and analyse social networks; the intermediate user, not yet familiar with some of the newer developments in the field; and the teacher looking for a range of exercises, as well as an up-to-date historical account of the field.
It is divided into three clear sections:
-
historical & Background Concepts
-
Levels of Analysis
-
Advances, Extensions and Conclusions
The book provides a full overview of the field - historical origins, common theoretical perspectives and frameworks; traditional and current analytical procedures and fundamental mathematical equations needed to get a foothold in the field.
