Social Network Analysis
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Social Network Analysis

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Social Network Analysis

About this book

Incorporating the most important and cutting-edge developments in the field, this bestselling text introduces newcomers to the key theories and techniques of social network analysis and guides more experienced analysts in their own research.

New to This Edition:
  • A chapter on data collection, covering a crucial phase of the research process
  • Fully updated examples reiterate the continued importance of social network analysis in an increasingly interconnected world
  • Detailed 'Further Reading' sections help you explore the wider literature
  • Practical exercises including real-world examples of social networks enable you to apply your learning
Expanded and brought right up-to-date, this classic text remains the indispensable guide to social network analysis for students, lecturers and researchers throughout the social sciences.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Illustration List
  8. About the Author
  9. Preface to the Fourth Edition
  10. One What is Social Network Analysis?
  11. Two The History of Social Network Analysis
  12. Three Data Collection for Social Network Analysis
  13. Four Organising and Analysing Network Data
  14. Five Terminology for Network Analysis
  15. Six Popularity, Mediation and Exclusion
  16. Seven Groups, Factions and Social Divisions
  17. Eight Structural Locations, Classes and Positions
  18. Nine Social Change and Development
  19. Ten Visualising and Modelling
  20. References
  21. Index