Social Network Analysis

by John Scott

Overview

With a new chapter on social media, new worked examples and better addressing the needs of the newcomer (whilst still remaining authoritative), this fourth edition continues to be an invaluable resource in introducing readers to the theories and techniques of social network analysis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473952126
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/21/2017
Edition description:	Fourth Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Scott is an Honorary Professor at the Universities of Essex, Exeter, and Copenhagen. He was formerly a professor of sociology at the Universities of Essex and Leicester, and pro-vice-chancellor for research at the University of Plymouth. He has been president of the British Sociological Association, Chair of the Sociology Section of the British Academy, and in 2013 was awarded the CBE for Services to Social Science. His work covers theoretical sociology, the history of sociology, elites and social stratification, and social network analysis. His most recent books include British Social Theory: Recovering Lost Traditions before 1950 (SAGE, 2018), Envisioning Sociology. Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and the Quest for Social Reconstruction (with Ray Bromley, SUNY Press, 2013), Objectivity and Subjectivity in Social Research (with Gayle Letherby and Malcolm Williams, SAGE, 2011).

Table of Contents

Networks and Relations

The Development of Social Network Analysis

Handling Relational Data

Points, Lines and Density

Centrality and Centralization

Components, Cores, and Cliques

Positions, Roles, and Clusters

Dimensions and Displays

Editorial Reviews

"Clear, authoritative and accessible; everything you could possibly want and more from a social network handbook."

Martin Everett

From one of the most authoritative figures in Social Network Analysis (SNA), this book by John Scott presents another compelling reading on Social Network Studies. Audiences from diverse fields should find this book highly engaging and inspirational, covering SNA fundamentals and substantive applications in studies of a wide range of social phenomenon
Song Yang
University of Arkansas

The key terms of social network analysis are explained in each chapter — density, centrality, [and] components like cliques... Special attention is put on the graph theory, but the role of gestalt theory, field theory, sociometry, group dynamics, and other scientific areas [are] also explained... The book could be recommended to the new comers in social network analysis, as well as to the readers with more familiarity with social network analysis.
Stanislava Stoyanova
Methodspace Book Reviews

From the Publisher

The book is an excellent resource that serves workers in SNA, whether a beginner or not, in this field, or in mathematical knowledge. It is an updated source and contains authentic resources.

Nadia Idri

'One of my go-to books for Social Network Analysis.'

Barry Wellman