Description |
xxxi, 825 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
Series |
Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 8 |
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Structural analysis in the social sciences ; 8
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Contents |
Part I. Introduction: Networks, Relations, and Structure: 1. Relations and networks in the social and behavioral sciences; 2. Social network data: collection and application; Part II. Mathematical Representations of Social Networks: 3. Notation; 4. Graphs and matrixes; Part III. Structural and Locational Properties: 5. Centrality, prestige, and related actor and group measures; 6. Structural balance, clusterability, and transitivity; 7. Cohesive subgroups; 8. Affiliations, co-memberships, and overlapping subgroups; Part IV. Roles and Positions: 9. Structural equivalence; 10. Blockmodels; 11. Relational algebras; 12. Network positions and roles; Part V. Dyadic and Triadic Methods: 13. Dyads; 14. Triads; Part VI. Statistical Dyadic Interaction Models: 15. Statistical analysis of single relational networks; 16. Stochastic blockmodels and goodness-of-fit indices; Part VII. Epilogue: 17. Future directions |
Summary |
Covers methods for the analysis of social networks and applies them to examples |
Analysis |
Social sciences Mathematical models |
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Social sciences Mathematical models |
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Social sciences Mathematical models |
Notes |
Reprinted with corrections 1997; reprinted 1998, 1999 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 756-801) and indexes |
Subject |
Social networks -- Research -- Methodology.
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Author |
Faust, Katherine, author
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LC no. |
94020602 |
ISBN |
0521382696 (hardback) |
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0521387078 (paperback) |
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9780521382694 (hardback) |
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9780521387071 (paperback) |
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