Introducing social networks / Alain Degenne, Michel Forsé ; translated by Arthur Borges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Degenne, Alain.

Contributor:

Forsé, Michel.

Series:

ISM (London, England)

Introducing statistical methods

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Social networks--Research--Methodology.

Social networks.

Social sciences--Network analysis.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

vi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, 1999.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

This first-rate introduction to the study of social networks combines a hands-on manual with an up-to-date review of the latest research and techniques.

The authors provide a thorough grounding in the application of the methods of social network analysis. They offer an understanding of the theory of social structures in which social network analysis is grounded, a summary of the concepts needed for dealing with more advanced techniques, and guides for using the primary computer software packages for social network analysis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-240) and index.

ISBN:

0761956034

0761956042

OCLC:

41619895