Network Analysis in the Social Sciences

Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
Title
Network Analysis in the Social Sciences
Abstract
Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in network research across the physical and social sciences. For social scientists, the theory of networks has been a gold mine, yielding explanations for social phenomena in a wide variety of disciplines from psychology to economics. Here, we review the kinds of things that social scientists have tried to explain using social network analysis and provide a nutshell description of the basic assumptions, goals, and explanatory mechanisms prevalent in the field. We hope to contribute to a dialogue among researchers from across the physical and social sciences who share a common interest in understanding the antecedents and consequences of network phenomena.
Publication
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Volume
323
Issue
5916
Pages
892-5
Date
March 1, 2009
Journal Abbr
Science (New York, N.Y.)
Language
en
ISSN
0036-8075, 1095-9203
Library Catalogue
ResearchGate
Extra
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Citation
Borgatti, S., Mehra, A., Brass, D., & Labianca, G. (2009). Network Analysis in the Social Sciences. Science (New York, N.Y.), 323(5916), 892–895. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1165821