Social Network Analysis: History, Theory and Methodology

Social Network Analysis: History, Theory and Methodology

<a target="_blank" href="http://sageltd.digitalcomps.eb20.com/Requests/EInspection/9781412947152"><img border="0" src="http://www.uk.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/img/e-inspection-icon.gif" alt="Request an e-Inspection Copy" width="75" height="20"><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p>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. </p><br /><p></p><br /><p>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.</p><br /><p></p><br /><p>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. </p><br /><p></p><br /><p>It is divided into three clear sections:</p><br /><p></p><br /><p>1. Historical & Background Concepts</p><br /><p>2. Levels of Analysis</p><br /><p>3. Advances, Extensions and Conclusions</p><br /><p></p><br /><p>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.