An Introduction to Structural Analysis :The Network Approach to Social Research

Publication subTitle :The Network Approach to Social Research

Author: Berkowitz   S.D.  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2013

E-ISBN: 9781483103648

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780409813623

Subject: C912.3 Social relations, social thought.

Keyword: 宗教,社会学

Language: ENG

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An Introduction to Structural Analysis: The Network Approach to Social Research discusses the fundamental concept of structural analysis. The book is comprised of five chapters that tackle the key concepts, central intellectual themes, and principal methodological techniques of structural analysis.
Chapter 1 reviews structural analysis, while Chapter 2 discusses the structure of interpersonal communication. Chapter 3 deals with economic structure and elite integration. The book also covers structural models of large-scale processes. The future of structural analysis is also discussed.
The text will be useful to scientists, such as sociologists, psychologists, and anthropologists who wish to utilize structural analysis in a research study.

Chapter

Central Orientations

Central Orientations

Common Themes

Common Themes

Boundaries and Boundedness

Boundaries and Boundedness

Transitivity of Ties or Indirect Effects

Transitivity of Ties or Indirect Effects

Centrality

Centrality

Small-scale Structures

Small-scale Structures

Goals or Objectives

Goals or Objectives

Additional Sources

Additional Sources

Chapter 2. Kin, Friends, and Community: The Structure of Interpersonal Communication

Chapter 2. Kin, Friends, and Community: The Structure of Interpersonal Communication

The Setting

The Setting

Family and Kinship

Family and Kinship

Friendship and Other Nonfamily Ties

Friendship and Other Nonfamily Ties

Structural Models of Systems of Interpersonal Ties

Structural Models of Systems of Interpersonal Ties

Basic Concepts

Basic Concepts

Properties of Systems of Interpersonal Ties

Properties of Systems of Interpersonal Ties

Kin and Community As Systems

Kin and Community As Systems

Kinship As a System

Kinship As a System

The Redefinition of Community

The Redefinition of Community

Conflicting Paradigms

Conflicting Paradigms

Networks and Places and Bonds of Pluralism

Networks and Places and Bonds of Pluralism

Toward a Topology of Community

Toward a Topology of Community

Social Networks and Social Space

Social Networks and Social Space

Social Space and Community

Social Space and Community

Summary

Summary

Exercise

Exercise

Additional Sources

Additional Sources

Chapter 3. Corporations and Privilege: Economic Structure and Elite Integration

Chapter 3. Corporations and Privilege: Economic Structure and Elite Integration

The Setting

The Setting

Conventional and Structural Models of Economic Units

Conventional and Structural Models of Economic Units

Directorship Interlocks and Corporate Structure

Directorship Interlocks and Corporate Structure

Structural Modeling of Intercorporate Ties

Structural Modeling of Intercorporate Ties

Scaling Techniques: The Basic Ideas

Scaling Techniques: The Basic Ideas

Empirical vs. Theoretical Methods

Empirical vs. Theoretical Methods

Algebraic Modeling: The Basic Ideas

Algebraic Modeling: The Basic Ideas

A Tale of Two Deans

A Tale of Two Deans

Implications for the Study of Economic Structure

Implications for the Study of Economic Structure

Intercorporate Ties as Economic Structures

Intercorporate Ties as Economic Structures

The Toronto and Stony Brook Projects

The Toronto and Stony Brook Projects

Corporate Systems and Privilege

Corporate Systems and Privilege

Summary

Summary

Exercise

Exercise

Additional Sources

Additional Sources

Chapter 4. Community-Elite Networks and Markets:Structural Models of Large-scale Processes

Chapter 4. Community-Elite Networks and Markets:Structural Models of Large-scale Processes

The Setting

The Setting

Case I: The Community-Power Controversy

Case I: The Community-Power Controversy

Community-Elite Networks

Community-Elite Networks

Structural Models of Community-Elites

Structural Models of Community-Elites

Blockmodeling of Social Structures

Blockmodeling of Social Structures

Breiger on "Altneustadt

Breiger on "Altneustadt

Structural Models and Community Power

Structural Models and Community Power

Case II: The Structure of Markets

Case II: The Structure of Markets

Markets and Structures

Markets and Structures

Structural Studies

Structural Studies

Markets as Mobilization

Markets as Mobilization

Summary

Summary

Exercise

Exercise

Additional Sources

Additional Sources

Chapter 5. The Future of Structural Analysis: Some Conclusions

Chapter 5. The Future of Structural Analysis: Some Conclusions

Structural Analysis: Interpretative School or Paradigm?

Structural Analysis: Interpretative School or Paradigm?

Morphology, Behavior, and Structure in Social Systems

Morphology, Behavior, and Structure in Social Systems

Finale: Toward a Unified Science of Society

Finale: Toward a Unified Science of Society

Exercise

Exercise

Additional Sources

Additional Sources

Notes

Notes

1: What Is Structural Analysis?

1: What Is Structural Analysis?

2: Kin, Friends, and Community

2: Kin, Friends, and Community

3: Corporations and Privilege

3: Corporations and Privilege

4: Community-Elite Networks and Markets

4: Community-Elite Networks and Markets

5: The Future of Structural Analysis

5: The Future of Structural Analysis

Bibliograph

Bibliograph

Author Index

Author Index

Subject Index

Subject Index

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