| Evolution of Social Networks Contributor(s): Doreian, Patrick (Editor), Stokman, Frans (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9056995383 ISBN-13: 9789056995386 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1997 Annotation: Taken from a special issue of the journal "Mathematical Sociology," "Evolution of Social Networks "answers the question of whether we can apply evolutionary theories to our understanding of the development of social structures. Social life emerges as soon as persons establish relations with each other. Regardless of the specific social processes, these relations evolve into networks with coherent structures, structures that provide some actors with opportunities for action while impeding the progress of others. Social networks have increasingly become the focus of many social scientists as a way of analyzing these social structures. While many powerful network analytic tools have been developed and applied to a wide range of empirical phenomena, understanding the evolution of social organization still requires theories and analyses of social network evolutionary processes. Researchers from a variety of disciplines have combined their efforts in what is an indication of some very promis |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 307.76 |
| LCCN: 99459987 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.23 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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| Publisher Description: This book answers the question of whether we can apply evolutionary theories to our understanding of the development of social structures. Social networks have increasingly become the focus of many social scientists as a way of analyzing these social structures. While many powerful network analytic tools have been developed and applied to a wide range of empirical phenomena, understanding the evolution of social organization still requires theories and analyses of social network evolutionary processes. Researchers from a variety of disciplines have combined their efforts in what is an indication of some very promising future research and the work represented in this volume provides a basis for a sustained analysis of the evolution of social life. |
