ISBN:
9780195379471
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (265 p.)
Parallel Title:
Print version Understanding Social Networks : Theories, Concepts, and Findings
DDC:
302.3
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Despite the swift spread of social network concepts and their applications and the rising use of network analysis in social science, there is no book that provides a thorough general introduction for the serious reader. Understanding Social Networks fills that gap by explaining the big ideas that underlie the social network phenomenon. Written for those interested in this fast moving area but who are not mathematically inclined, it covers fundamental concepts, then discusses networks and their core themes in increasing order of complexity. Kadushin demystifies the concepts, theories, and findi
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; Getting Connected; Networks as Information Maps; Leaders and Followers; Networks as Conduits; The Point of View; 2. Basic Network Concepts, Part I: Individual Members of Networks; Introduction; What Is a Network?; Sociological Questions about Relationships; Connections; Dyads and Mutuality; Balance and Triads; Where We Are Now; 3. Basic Network Concepts, Part II: Whole Social Networks; Distributions; Dyads and Triads; Density; Structural Holes; Weak Ties; "Popularity" or Centrality; Distance; Multiplexity; Roles and Positions
Description / Table of Contents:
Named Positions and RelationshipsInformal Positions and Relationships; Embeddedness of the Informal within Instituted or Named Networks; Observed Roles; Summary; 4. Basic Network Concepts, Part III: Network Segmentation; Introduction; Named and Unnamed Network Segments; Primary Groups, Cliques, and Clusters; Segmenting Networks from the Point of View of the Observer; Segmenting Groups on the Basis of Cohesion; Resistance to Disruption; Structural Similarity and Structural Equivalence; Where We Are Now; 5. The Psychological Foundations of Social Networks; Getting Things Done
Description / Table of Contents:
Community and SupportSafety and Affiliation; Effectiveness and Structural Holes; Safety and Social Networks; Effectiveness and Social Networks; Both Safety and Effectiveness?; Driving for Status or Rank; Cultural Differences in Safety, Effectance, and Rank; Motivations and Practical Networks; Motivations of Corporate Actors; Cognitive Limits on Individual Networks; Where We Are Now; 6. Small Groups, Leadership, and Social Networks: The Basic Building Blocks; Introduction; Primary Groups and Informal Systems: Propositions; Pure Informal Systems; How to Find Informal Systems
Description / Table of Contents:
Asymmetric Ties and the Influence of the External SystemFormalizing the System; Where We Are Now; 7. Organizations and Networks; The Contradictions of Authority; Emergent Networks in Organizations; The Factory Floor; Information-Driven Organizations; Inside the Box, Outside the Box, or Both; Bridging the Gaps: Tradeoffs between Network Size, Diversity, and Social Cohesion; Where We Are Now; 8. The Small World, Circles, and Communities; Introduction; How Many People Do You Know?; The Skewed Distribution of the Number of People One Knows; Formal Small World Models; Clustering in Social Networks
Description / Table of Contents:
Social CirclesThe Small World Search; Applications of Small World Theory to Smaller Worlds; Where We Are Now; 9. Networks, Influence, and Diffusion; Networks and Diffusion-An Introduction; The Basic Model; Exogenous Factors in the Adoption of Innovations; Influence and Decision-Making; The Current State of Personal Influence; Self-Designated Opinion Leaders or Influentials; Characteristics of Opinion Leaders and Influentials; Group Influence; Epidemiology and Network Diffusion; Social Networks and Epidemiology; Social Networks and HIV-AIDS; Transporting Disease-Large-Scale Models
Description / Table of Contents:
Tipping Points and Thresholds
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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