Mixed methods social networks research : design and applications /
Mixed methods social networks research : design and applications /
- 1st edition
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- 373 p. digital, PDF file(s).
- Structural analysis in the social sciences 36 .
e-Book Cambridge University Press
This edited volume demonstrates the potential of mixed-methods designs for the research of social networks and the utilization of social networks for other research. Mixing methods applies to the combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative methods. In social network research, mixing methods also applies to the combination of structural and actor-oriented approaches. The volume provides readers with methodological concepts to guide mixed-methods network studies with precise research designs and methods to investigate social networks of various sorts. Each chapter describes the research design used and discusses the strengths of the methods for that particular field and for specific outcomes.
9781139227193 (ebook)
Social networks--Research.
Social networks--Methodology.
Electronic books.
HM741 / .M59 2014
e-Book Cambridge University Press
This edited volume demonstrates the potential of mixed-methods designs for the research of social networks and the utilization of social networks for other research. Mixing methods applies to the combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative methods. In social network research, mixing methods also applies to the combination of structural and actor-oriented approaches. The volume provides readers with methodological concepts to guide mixed-methods network studies with precise research designs and methods to investigate social networks of various sorts. Each chapter describes the research design used and discusses the strengths of the methods for that particular field and for specific outcomes.
9781139227193 (ebook)
Social networks--Research.
Social networks--Methodology.
Electronic books.
HM741 / .M59 2014
