Networks and religion: ties that bind, loose, build up, and tear down
Social scientists who study religion generally believe that social networks play a central role in religious life. However, most studies draw on measures that are relatively poor proxies for capturing the effects of social networks. This book illustrates how researchers can draw on formal social net...
| Published in: | Structural analysis in the social sciences |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore
Cambridge University Press
2018
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Structural analysis in the social sciences (45)
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| Series/Journal: | Structural analysis in the social sciences
45 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AE Psychology of religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Social Networks
B Interpersonal relations ; Religious aspects B Interpersonal Relations Religious aspects |
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| Summary: | Social scientists who study religion generally believe that social networks play a central role in religious life. However, most studies draw on measures that are relatively poor proxies for capturing the effects of social networks. This book illustrates how researchers can draw on formal social network analysis methods to explore the interplay of networks and religion. The book's introductory chapters provide overviews of the social scientific study of religion and social network analysis. The remaining chapters explore a variety of topics current in the social scientific study of religion, as well as introducing a variety of social network theories and methods, such as balance theory, ego-network analysis, exponential random graph models, and stochastic actor-oriented models. By embedding social network analysis within a social scientific study of religion framework, Networks and Religion offers an array of approaches for studying the role that social networks play in religious belief and practice |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Jun 2018) |
| ISBN: | 1108241743 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108241748 |