TY - BOOK AU - Yang, Song AU - Keller, Franziska B. AU - Zheng, Lu TI - Social network analysis : methods and examples SN - 9781483325217 U1 - 302.3 PY - 2017/// CY - India PB - Sage KW - Social networks -- Methodology N1 - Basics of social network analysis -- Data collection -- Descriptive methods in social network analysis -- Inferential methods in social network analysis -- Social network analysis of work and organizations -- Social network analysis in crime and terrorism -- Social network analysis in emotional and physical health -- Political networks N2 - "Social Network Analysis: Methods and Examples by Song Yang, Franziska B. Keller, and Lu Zheng prepares social science students to conduct their own social network analysis (SNA) by covering basic methodological tools along with illustrative examples from various fields. This innovative book takes a conceptual rather than a mathematical approach as it discusses the connection between what SNA methods have to offer and how those methods are used in research design, data collection, and analysis. Four substantive applications chapters provide examples from politics, work and organizations, mental and physical health, and crime and terrorism studies ER -