Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems: Process Models of a Turkish Nomad Clan

White, Douglas R.; Johansen, Ulla C.

ISBN 10: 0739108964 / ISBN 13: 9780739108963

Published by Lexington Books, Lanham, 2004

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Owner's bookplate inside front cover. Binding tight. Library of Congress stamp on publishing page; pages otherwise clean and unmarked.

Using network visualization and the study of the dynamics of marriage choices, 'Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems' expands the theory of social practice to show how changes in the structure of a society's kinship network affect the development of social cohesion over time. Using the genealogical networks of a Turkish nomad clan, authors Douglas White and Ulla Johansen explore how changes in network cohesion are revealed to be indicative of key processes of social change. This approach alters in fundamental ways the anthropological concepts of social structure, organizational dynamics, social cohesion, marriage strategies, as well as the study of community politics within the dynamics of ongoing personal interaction.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems: Process Models of a Turkish Nomad Clan
• Publisher: Lexington Books, Lanham
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739108964
• ISBN 13: 9780739108963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 2.819W x 16.688H x 23.724D centimeters 2.819 centimeters width by 16.688 centimeters height by 23.724 centimeters depth
• Weight: 2 pounds

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Synopsis

Using network visualization and the study of the dynamics of marriage choices, Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems expands the theory of social practice to show how changes in the structure of a society's kinship network affect the development of social cohesion over time. Using the genealogical networks of a Turkish nomad clan, authors Douglas White and Ulla Johansen explore how changes in network cohesion are revealed to be indicative of key processes of social change. This approach alters in fundamental ways the anthropological concepts of social structure, organizational dynamics, social cohesion, marriage strategies, as well as the study of community politics within the dynamics of ongoing personal interaction.

About the Author

Douglas White is Professor of Anthropology and Social Networks at the University of California, Irvine. Ulla Johansen is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Cologne, Germany.