Mixed methods social networks research: design and applications

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...

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Domínguez, Silvia 1961-, Hollstein, Betina 1965-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:Structural analysis in the social sciences 36
Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139227193
Zusammenfassung: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-methods 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.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 373 Seiten)
ISBN:9781139227193