Description
| Product ID: | 9781412947152 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Social Network Analysis |
| Subtitle: | History, Theory and Methodology |
| Authors: | Author: Christina Prell |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Social research and statistics, Social research & statistics |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Appropriate for beginners and established researchers the book represents SNA in its entirety; as theory as well as method - and is carefully supported by up-to-date statistical models. We live in a world that is paradoxically both small and vast; each of us is embedded in local communities and yet we are only a few ''links'' away from anyone else in the world. This engaging book represents these interdependencies'' positive and negative consequences, their multiple effects and the ways in which a local occurrence in one part of the world can directly affect the rest. Then it demonstrates precisely how these interactions and relationships form. This is a book for the social network novice learning how to study, think about and analyse social networks; the intermediate user, not yet familiar with some of the newer developments in the field; and the teacher looking for a range of exercises, as well as an up-to-date historical account of the field. It is divided into three clear sections: 1. historical & Background Concepts 2. Levels of Analysis 3. Advances, Extensions and Conclusions The book provides a full overview of the field - historical origins, common theoretical perspectives and frameworks; traditional and current analytical procedures and fundamental mathematical equations needed to get a foothold in the field. |
| Imprint Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-10-26 |
