Concept information
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sociology
sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
processes and institutions
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sociology
sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
social life
social science subjects
sociology
sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
social networks
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education in society and culture
evaluation, testing, and research methods
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
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education in society and culture
evaluation, testing, and research methods
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
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social research
research methods and evaluation
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
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education in society and culture
theories, models, and philosophical perspectives
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
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education in society and culture
theories, models, and philosophical perspectives
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
Preferred term
social network analysis
Definition
- Social network perspectives focus on the structure of social systems and how the elements of a social system come together. Individual characteristics are only part of the story; people influence each other, and ideas and materials flow throughout the network. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Media and Politics; Social Network Analysis]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- affiliation networks
- agent-based models
- bipartite networks
- blockmodeling
- cohesion networks
- complexity
- cooperation/coordination
- dating
- egocentric networks
- embeddedness
- exchange networks
- exponential random graph models
- graph theory
- homophily
- longitudinal networks
- matrix representation
- multiplexed networks
- network analysis software
- network evolution
- network indicators
- networks
- network simulations
- network theory
- network visualization
- paths/walks/cycles
- pornography networks
- power law networks
- preferential attachment
- prominence
- proximity/space
- q-analysis
- random graph models
- reciprocity
- relational data
- self-organizing networks
- semantic networks
- small world phenomenon
- social influence
- social support
- structural equivalence
- structural holes
- structural theory
- tie length
- tie strength
- tie utility
- tipping point
- triads
- trust and networks
- two-mode networks
- visualization
- word networks
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/social_network_analysis
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