Mixed Methods Social Networks Research: Design and Applications (Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences, Series Number 36) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 110763105X ISBN 13: 9781107631052

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

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-method 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.

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Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

Silvia Domínguez is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Human Services in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University, Boston.

Betina Hollstein is Professor of Microsociology and Empirical Social Research at the University of Bremen.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 110763105X
• ISBN 13: 9781107631052
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 404
• Editor: Domínguez Silvia, Hollstein Betina