Understanding social networks
Subtitle: concepts, theories, and findings
By: Charles Kadushin
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780195379464; 9780195379471
Subjects: Social networks
Description: The swift spread of social network concepts and their applications and the rising use of network analysis in social science has necessitated an overview of this field. This book explains the big ideas that underlie the social network phenomenon. It covers fundamental concepts, then discusses networks and their core themes in increasing order of complexity. The author demystifies the concepts, theories, and findings developed by network experts. He selects material that serves as basic building blocks and examples of best practices that will allow the reader to understand and evaluate new developments as they emerge.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Basic network concepts: part I individual members of networks; title: Basic network concepts: part II whole social networks; title: Basic network concepts: part III network segmentation; title: Psychological foundations of social networks; title: Small groups, leadership and social networks; title: Organizations and networks; title: The small world, circles and communities; title: Influence and diffusion; title: Networks as social capital; title: Ethical dilemmas of social network research; title: Coda: ten master ideas of social networks.