{"product_id":"9780745654201","title":"Communities and Networks Using Social Network Analysis to Rethink Urban and Community Studies","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCommunities and Networks\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUsing Social Network Analysis to Rethink Urban and Community Studies\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eKatherine Giuffre\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ Urban\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCommunities and Networks\u003c\/i\u003e, Katherine Giuffre takes the  science of social network analysis and applies it to key issues of  living in communities, especially in urban areas, exploring questions  such as: How do communities shape our lives and identities? How do they  foster either conformity or innovation? What holds communities together  and what happens when they fragment or fall apart? How is community life  changing in response to technological advances?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefreshingly accessible and built on fascinating case examples, this  unique book provides not only the theoretical grounding necessary to  understand how and why the burgeoning area of social network analysis  can be useful in studying communities, but also clear technical  explanations of the tools of network analysis and how to gather and  analyze real-world network data. Network analysis allows us to see  community life in a new perspective, with sometimes surprising results  and insights, and this book enables readers to gain a deeper  understanding of social life and the relationships that build (and  break) communities.\u003c\/p\u003e This engaging text will be an exciting new resource for upper-level  undergraduate and beginning graduate students in a wide range of courses  including social network analysis, community studies, urban studies,  organizational studies, and quantitative methods.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Katherine Giuffre is associate professor of sociology at Colorado College.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745654201\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380813754508,"sku":"9780745654201","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745654201_1e7c22a4-116b-466f-b28c-7ca377d63d31.jpg?v=1780108802","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745654201","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}