Description
| Product ID: | 9781108813914 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences |
| Title: | Personal Networks |
| Subtitle: | Classic Readings and New Directions in Egocentric Analysis |
| Authors: | Author: Bernice Pescosolido, Mario L. Small, Edward B. Smith, Brea L. Perry |
| Page Count: | 770 |
| Subjects: | Research methods: general, Research methods: general, Social theory, Social research and statistics, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology: work and labour, Social theory, Social research & statistics, Sociology: family & relationships, Sociology: work & labour |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Personal networks play a crucial role in social inequality, poverty, upward mobility, educational achievement, social support, health inequities, immigration, social movements, and many other aspects of contemporary life. This collection introduces the field to social science students and researchers in a wide range of disciplines. Social networks are ubiquitous. The science of networks has shaped how researchers and society understand the spread of disease, the precursors of loneliness, the rise of protest movements, the causes of social inequality, the influence of social media, and much more. Egocentric analysis conceives of each individual, or ego, as embedded in a personal network of alters, a community partially of their creation and nearly unique to them, whose composition and structure have consequences. This volume is dedicated to understanding the history, present, and future of egocentric social network analysis. The text brings together the most important, classic articles foundational to the field with new perspectives to form a comprehensive volume ideal for courses in network analysis. The collection examines where the field of egocentric research has been, what it has uncovered, and where it is headed. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-16 |
