Synonyms
Interpersonal relations; Link analysis; Relational analysis; Social interaction; Social structural analysis
- Dyad::
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Two actors and one or more relations among them
- Field Observation::
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The collection of information in natural social settings
- Social Network::
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A set of actors and the set of relations among them
- Social Network Analysis::
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Methods for collecting and analyzing data on actors and their relations
- Sociometry::
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Methods for measuring social relations in a small group
- Sociogram::
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A diagram of labeled points and lines representing a set of relations among individuals in a small group
- Tertius Gaudens::
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(“the third who benefits”) A third party who affects a relation between two other parties
- Triad::
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three actors and one or more relations among them
Origins of Social Network Analysis
Social network analysis originated during the first half of the twentieth century in the disciplines of psychology, sociology, social psychology, and anthropology. Core concepts and principles of...
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Acknowledgments
I thank Linton C. Freeman for his valuable counsel in developing the set of topics for the history of social network analysis appearing in the Encyclopedia. He was unable to write this entry, but his researches on the era remain an indispensable guide to the origins of the field.
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Knoke, D. (2017). Origins of Social Network Analysis. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7163-9_362-1
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