Doing social network research network-based research design for social scientists / Garry Robins.

Author/creator Robins, Garry
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLos Angeles : Sage Publications Ltd, 2015.
Descriptionxiv, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from SAGE Research Methods Core
Subjects
Social networks--Research. --Methodology.
Social sciences--Network analysis.

Variant title Network-based research design for social scientists
Contents The difference with social network research -- Fundamental network concepts and ideas -- Thinking about networks: Research quesstions and study design -- Social systems and data structures: Relational ties and actor attributes -- Network observation and measurment -- The empirical context of network data collection -- Ethical issues for social network research -- Network visualization: What it can and cannot do -- A review of social network analytic methods -- Drawing conclusions: Inference, generalization, causality and other weighty matters.
Abstract "With straightforward guidance on research design and data collection, as well as social network analysis, this book takes you start-to-finish through the whole process of doing network research."--Back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographic references (pages 231-254) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014942697
ISBN9781446276136 (pbk.)
ISBN1446276139
ISBN9781446276129
ISBN1446276120

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