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Networks in Social Psychology, Beginning with Kurt Lewin

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Synonyms

Group; Human group; Human social groups

Glossary

A human group :

is composed of two or more interdependent individuals who interact and influence each other through their interactions.

A social network :

is made up of social actors (possibly of multiple types) linked by dyadic ties (from one or more social relations) and multiple memberships in collective arrangements. The simplest social network is a small group of humans interacting with each other in a specific context.

Social network analysis :

is a program of research focused on the ties linking social actors that is grounded in systematic empirical data, utilizes graphic imagery for displaying structural information, and uses mathematical and/or computational models to analyze, and understand, structural social phenomena.

Social psychology :

is the systematic study of how people are influenced by the presence of others in social contexts with regard to behaviors, perceptions, cognitions, motivations, thoughts, and...

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  1. Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Patrick Doreian

  2. Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Patrick Doreian

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  1. Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Reda Alhajj

  2. University of Calgary Computer Science, Calgary, Canada

    Jon Rokne

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    Talel Abdessalem

  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Gatineau, QC, Canada

    Rokia Missaoui

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Doreian, P. (2017). Networks in Social Psychology, Beginning with Kurt Lewin. 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_79-1

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