Social Structures: A Network Approach.

Abstract

This collection of original articles demonstrates the case for structural analysis. It contains a variety of studies addressing key sociological questions such as: How do social networks create supportive communities that enable people to cope with the stresses of modern times? How do people's relations affect their social mobility? How do the social structures of relationships undergird the seemingly independent behavior of businesses and nations? And how are apparently spontaneous revolutionary changes based on underlying relationships between people and interest groups? Throughout, the authors use innovative network theories and methods as ways of moving beyond individualistic analysis to confront directly the structural basis of social life. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)