Chapter 2 Cover Updated By Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh
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This document provides an introduction to network theory and its major concepts and research areas. It discusses what networks are, common network models, and seminal works that helped establish the field, including sociograms, the small world phenomenon, and theories of strong and weak social ties. Major areas of research covered include distance and effective distance between nodes, the size of interpersonal environments, degrees of separation, and how weak ties help integrate social systems. The document concludes with brief sections on network optimization and analysis.
Chapter 2 Cover Updated By Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh
- 1. 2 Network Theory LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1 An Introduction 2 What is a Network? 3 Network Models 4 Network Theory 5 Social Networks 6 Major Research in Network Theory 7 Moreno’s Sociograms 8 The Small World
- 2. 9 Cartwright and Harary 10 Distance between any Two Nodes 11 The Effective Distance between Nodes 12 The Size of the Interpersonal Environment 13 Six Degrees of Separation 14 Strength of Weak Ties 15 Weak Ties Help to Integrate Social Systems 16 Network Optimization 17 Network Analysis 18 References