The SAGE handbook of social network analysis

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The SAGE handbook of social network analysis

edited by John Scott and Peter J. Carrington

SAGE, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This sparkling Handbook offers an unrivalled resource for those engaged in the cutting edge field of social network analysis. Systematically, it introduces readers to the key concepts, substantive topics, central methods and prime debates. Among the specific areas covered are: Network theory Interdisciplinary applications Online networks Corporate networks Lobbying networks Deviant networks Measuring devices Key Methodologies Software applications. The result is a peerless resource for teachers and students which offers a critical survey of the origins, basic issues and major debates. The Handbook provides a one-stop guide that will be used by readers for decades to come.

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Introduction - Peter J Carrington and John Scott PART ONE: GENERAL ISSUES Social Network Analysis: An Introduction - Alexandra Marin and Barry Wellman The Development of Social Network Analysis - with an Emphasis on Recent Events - Linton C Freeman Network Theory - Stephen P Borgatti and Virginie Lopez-Kidwell Social Physics and Social Networks - John Scott Social Networks in Economics - Sanjeev Goyal Relational Sociology, Culture and Agency - Ann Mische PART TWO: SUBSTANTIVE TOPICS Personal Communities: The World According to Me - Vincent Chua, Julia Madej and Barry Wellman Social Support - Lijun Song, Joonmo Son and Nan Lin Kinship, Class and Community - Douglas R White Animal Social Networks - Katherine Faust Networking Online: Cybercommunities - Anatoliy Gruzd and Caroline Haythornthwaite Corporate Elites and Intercorporate Networks - William K Carroll and J P Sapinski Political Dimensions of Corporate Connections - Matthew Bond and Nicholas Harrigan Policy Networks - David Knoke Social Movements and Collective Action - Mario Diani Crime and Social Network Analysis - Peter J Carrington Terrorist Networks: The Threat of Connectivity - Renee C van der Hulst Scientific and Scholarly Networks - Howard D White Cultural Networks - Paul DiMaggio Social Networks, Geography and Neighbourhood Effects - Ron Johnston and Charles Pattie A Multiple-Network Analysis of the World System of Nations, 1995-1999 - Edward L Kick et al PART THREE: CONCEPTS AND METHODS A Brief Introduction to Analyzing Social Network Data - Robert A Hanneman and Mark Riddle Concepts and Measures for Basic Network Analysis - Robert A Hanneman and Mark Riddle Survey Methods for Network Data - Peter V Marsden Survey Sampling in Networks - Ove Frank Qualitative Approaches - Betina Hollstein Analyzing Affiliation Networks - Stephen P Borgatti and Daniel S Halgin Positions and Roles - Anuska Ferligoj, Patrick Doreian and Vladimir Batagelj Relation Algebras and Social Networks - Philippa Pattison Statistical Models for Ties and Actors - Marijtje A J van Duijn and Mark Huisman Exponential Random Graph Models for Social Networks - Garry Robins Network Dynamics - Tom A B Snijders Models and Methods to Identify Peer Effects - Weihua (Edward) An Kinship Network Analysis - Klaus Hamberger, Michael Houseman and Douglas R White Large-Scale Network Analysis - Vladimir Batagelj Network Visualization - Lothar Krempel A Reader's Guide to Social Network Analysis Software - Mark Huisman and Marijtje A J van Duijn

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