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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974365203321

Autore

Degenne Alain

Titolo

Introducing social networks / / Alain Degenne, Michel Forse ; translated by Arthur Borges

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, : SAGE, 1999

ISBN

9786611361976

9781446226193

1446226190

9781281361974

1281361976

9781849209373

1849209375

9781847876843

1847876846

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vi, 248 p.) : ill

Collana

Introducing statistical methods

Altri autori (Persone)

ForséMichel

Disciplina

305.01

Soggetti

Social networks

Sociology - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-240) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Paradigm of Structural Analysis; 1 Social Relationships and Networks; 2 Personal Networks and Local Circles; 3 Graph Theory; 4 Equivalence and Cohesion; 5 Social Capital; 6 Power and Centrality; 7 Dynamics; 8 Multiple Affiliations; Appendix; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This introduction to the study of social networks seeks to provide an up-to-date review of the latest research and techniques in the field. It also aims to explain the theory of social structures.