Summary
Contents
Reader's guide
Entries A-Z
Subject index
This two-volume encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the wide-ranging, fast-developing field of social networking, a much-needed resource at a time when new social networks or “communities” seem to spring up on the internet every day. Social networks, or groupings of individuals tied by one or more specific types of interests or interdependencies ranging from likes and dislikes, or disease transmission to the “old boy” network or overlapping circles of friends, have been in existence for longer than services such as Facebook or YouTube; analysis of these networks emphasizes the relationships within the network . This reference resource offers comprehensive coverage of the theory and research within the social sciences that has sprung from the analysis of such groupings, with accompanying definitions, measures, and research.Featuring approximately 350 signed entries, along with approximately 40 media clips, organized alphabetically and offering cross-references and suggestions for further readings, this encyclopedia opens with a thematic Reader’s Guide in the front that groups related entries by topics. A Chronology offers the reader historical perspective on the study of social networks. This two-volume reference work is a must-have resource for libraries serving researchers interested in the various fields related to social networks.
- History of Social Networking
- American Revolutionary War
- Ancient China
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient India
- Ancient Rome
- Civil War, U.S.
- Colonial America
- Earliest Civilizations
- History of Social Networks 1865–1899
- History of Social Networks 1900–1929
- History of Social Networks 1930–1940
- History of Social Networks 1941–1945
- History of Social Networks 1946–1959
- History of Social Networks 1960–1975
- History of Social Networks 1976–1999
- History of Social Networks 2000–Present
- Industrial Revolution
- Internet History and Networks
- Middle Ages
- Native Americans
- Renaissance
- World-Systems Networks
- Local U.S. Social Networks by State
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia (State)
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Privacy and Rights in Social Networks
- Social Network Analysis and Issues
- Affiliation Networks
- Agent-Based Models
- Bipartite networks
- Blockmodeling
- Cohesion Networks
- Complexity
- Cooperation/Coordination
- Dating
- Egocentric Networks
- Embeddedness
- Exchange Networks
- Exponential Randon Graph Models (ERGM/p*)
- Graph Theory
- Homophily
- Longitudinal Networks
- Multiplexed Networks
- Network Analysis Software
- Network Evolution
- Network Indicators
- Network Simulations
- Network Theory
- Network Visualization
- Paths/Walks/Cycles
- Pornography Networks
- Power Law Networks
- Preferential Attachment
- Prominence
- Proximity/Space
- Q-Analysis
- Random Graph Models
- Reciprocity
- Self-Organizing Networks
- Semantic Networks
- Small World
- Social Capital
- Social Influence
- Social Support
- Stalking
- Structural Equivalence
- Structural Holes
- Structural Theory
- Tie Length
- Tie Strength
- Tie Utility
- Tipping Point
- Triads
- Trust and Networks
- Two-Mode Networks
- Word Networks
- Social Networking around the World
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad, Republic of
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia (Country)
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kurdistan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Libya
- Lithuania
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Social Networking Communities
- Adults-Only Communities
- Artists Communities
- Blogs and Networks
- Books Communities
- Classmates
- College Students Communities
- CouchSurfing
- Deviant Communities
- Elitist Communities
- Games Communities
- Investing Communities
- Local Political Activism Communities
- Mothers Communities
- Movie and TV Series Communities
- Music Communities
- MySpace
- Newsgroups
- People with Disabilities Communities
- Religious Communities
- Scientific Communities
- Teen Communities
- Wikipedia
- Yahoo!
- YouTube and Video Exchange
- Social Networking Organizations
- AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
- Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Charity Organizations
- Conservative Organizations
- Government Networks
- Greenpeace
- International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA)
- Liberal Organizations
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- Neighborhood Organizations
- Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs)
- Unions
- United Nations
- United Service Organizations (USO)
- Social Science of Networking
- Alumni Networks
- Anthropological Networks
- Bibliometrics/Citation Networks
- Cancer Networks
- Children's Networks
- Cognitive Networks
- Communication Networks
- Conspiracy Theory and Gossip Networks
- Corporate Networking
- Diet Networks
- Diffusion/Contagion Networks
- Economic Networks
- Educational Networks
- Employment Networks
- Entrepreneurial Networks
- Environmental Activism
- Ethnicity and Networks
- Fan Networks
- Fraternities
- Game Theory and Networks
- Gangs
- Gender and Networks
- Health Networks
- Hobby Networks
- Human Rights Networks
- Infectious Disease Networks
- Innovation Networks
- Interdepartmental Networks
- International Networks
- Interorganizational/Interlocks
- Kinship Networks
- Knowledge Networks
- Leadership Networks
- Letter-Writing
- Military Networks
- Neighborhood Organizations
- Network Psychology
- Network Visualization
- Organizational Networks
- Policy Networks
- Religious Communities
- Scholar Networks
- Senior Networks
- Small Group Networks
- Sororities
- Sports Networks
- Telecommunication Networks
- Twelve-Step Programs
- Urban Networks
- War and Networks
- Women's Networks
- Technology and Social Networking
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