Theories of communication networks
To date, most network research contains one or more of five major problems. First, it tends to be atheoretical, ignoring the various social theories that contain network implications. Second, it explores single levels of analysis rather than the multiple levels out of which most networks are compris...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2003, [2003]2003
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online / Oxford scholarship online
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | To date, most network research contains one or more of five major problems. First, it tends to be atheoretical, ignoring the various social theories that contain network implications. Second, it explores single levels of analysis rather than the multiple levels out of which most networks are comprised. Third, network analysis has employed very little the insights from contemporary complex systems analysis and computer simulations. Foruth, it typically uses descriptive rather than inferential statistics, thus robbing it of the ability to make claims about the larger universe of networks. Finally, almost all the research is static and cross-sectional rather than dynamic. 'Theories of Communication Networks' presents solutions to all five problems |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2003 |
| Physical Description: | xxiv, 406 pages illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780197565636 |