Bernice Pescosolido (Indiana University, Bloomington), Edward B. Smith (Northwestern University, Illinois), Mario L. Sma
Social networks are ubiquitous. The science of networks has shaped how researchers and society understand the spread of disease, the precursors of loneliness, the rise of protest movements, the causes of social inequality, the influence of social media, and much more. Egocentric analysis conceives of each individual, or ego, as embedded in a personal network of alters, a community partially of their creation and nearly unique to them, whose composition and structure have consequences. This volume is dedicated to understanding the history, present, and future of egocentric social network...
Social networks are ubiquitous. The science of networks has shaped how researchers and society understand the spread of disease, the precursors of lon...
Bernice Pescosolido (Indiana University, Bloomington), Edward B. Smith (Northwestern University, Illinois), Mario L. Sma
Social networks are ubiquitous. The science of networks has shaped how researchers and society understand the spread of disease, the precursors of loneliness, the rise of protest movements, the causes of social inequality, the influence of social media, and much more. Egocentric analysis conceives of each individual, or ego, as embedded in a personal network of alters, a community partially of their creation and nearly unique to them, whose composition and structure have consequences. This volume is dedicated to understanding the history, present, and future of egocentric social network...
Social networks are ubiquitous. The science of networks has shaped how researchers and society understand the spread of disease, the precursors of lon...