Social Network Analysis

Preface About the Authors Chapter 1: Basics of Social Network Analysis 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Social Network and How to Represent It 1.3 Types of Networks 1.4 Network Parts and Levels of Analysis 1.5 Networks as Social Structure and Institution 1.6 Theoretical Assumptions 1.7 Causality in Social Network Studies 1.8 A Brief History of Social Network Analysis Chapter 2: Data Collection 2.1 Boundary Specification 2.2 Data Collection Process 2.3 Informant Bias and Issue of Reliability 2.4 Archival Data Chapter 3: Descriptive Methods in Social Network Analysis 3.1 Graph and Matrix-Social Network Representation 3.2 Density 3.3 Centrality, Centralization, and Prestige 3.4 Cliques 3.5 Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) and Dendogram 3.6 Structural Equivalence 3.7 Two-Mode Networks and Bipartite Matrix Chapter 4: Inferential Methods in Social Network Analysis 4.1 Permutation and QAP (Quadratic Assignment Procedure) Correlation 4.2 P* or Exponential Random Graph Model (ERGM) Chapter 5: Social Network Analysis of Work and Organizations 5.1 Personal Connections and Labor Market Processes 5.2 Intra-Organizational Networks 5.3 Inter-Organizational Relations Chapter 6: Social Network Analysis in Crime and Terrorism 6.1 Personal Networks, Delinquency, and Crime 6.2 Neighborhood Networks 6.3 Criminal Networks 6.4 Analyzing Social Networks of Terror Chapter 7: Social Network Analysis in Emotional and Physical Health 7.1 Social Network Analysis and Emotional Health 7.2 Social Network Analysis in Physical Fitness 7.3 Social Network Analysis and Illicit Drug Use 7.4 Social Network Analysis and Sexually Transmitted Disease Chapter 8: Political Networks 8.1 American Politics 8.2 Networks in International Relations Glossary References Index