Social network analysis

Author(s)

• Scott, John

Bibliographic Information

Social network analysis

John Scott

SAGE, c2013

3rd ed

• : pbk

Other Title

Social network analysis : a handbook

Note

Former ed. title: Social network analysis : a handbook

First published 1991; Second ed. 2000

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-198) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Third Edition of this best-selling text has been fully revised and updated to include coverage of the many developments on social network analysis (SNA) over the last decade. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book introduces these topics to newcomers and non-specialists and gives sufficient detail for more advanced users of social network analysis. Throughout the book, key ideas are discussed in relation to the principal software programs available for SNA. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the field, outlining both its theoretical basis and its key techniques. Drawing from the core ideas of points, lines and paths, John Scott builds a framework of network analysis that covers such measures as density, centrality, clustering, centralisation, and spatialisation. He identifies the various types of clique, component, and circle into which networks are formed, and he outlines an approach to socially structured positions within networks. A completely new chapter in this edition discusses recent work on network dynamics and methods for studying change over time. A final chapter discusses approaches to network visualisation. This is an excellent resource for researchers across the social sciences and for students of social theory and research methods.

Table of Contents

List of Figures About the Author Preface to the Third Edition Networks and Relations Relations and Attributes The Analysis of Network Data Interpretation of Network Data An Overview The Development of Social Network Analysis Sociometric Analysis and Graph Theory Interpersonal Configurations and Cliques Towards Formal Models of Structure The Harvard Breakthrough Entry of the Social Physicists Analyzing Relational Data Collecting Relational Data Selection and Sampling of Relational Data Preparation of Relational Data Organizing Relational Data Lines, Neighbourhoods and Densities Sociograms and Graph Theory Density: Egocentric and Sociocentric A Digression on Absolute Density Community Structure and Density Centrality, Peripherality and Centralization Centrality: Local and Global Centralization and Graph Centres Bank Centrality in Corporate Networks Components, Cores and Cliques Components, Cycles and Knots The Contours of Components Cliques and Their Intersections Components and Citation Circles Positions, Sets, and Clusters The Structural Equivalence of Points Clusters: Combining and Dividing Points Block Modeling with CONCOR Towards Regular Structural Equivalence Corporate Interlocks and Participations Network Dynamics and Change over Time Modeling Change in Network Structure Testing Explanations Dimensions and Displays Distance, Space and Metrics Principal Components and Factors Non-Metric Methods Advances in Network Visualization Elites, Communities and Influence Notes Bibliography Index

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Details

• NCID: BB1104126X
• ISBN:
  • 9781446209035
  • 9781446209042
• LCCN: 2011943949
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: x, 201 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 302.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Social networks
  • LCSH : Social sciences -- Network analysis