The development of social network analysis : a study in the sociology of science

Ideas about social structure and social networks are very old. People have always believed that biological and social links among individuals are important. But it wasn't until the early 1930s that systematic research that explored the patterning of social ties linking individuals emerged. And it emerged, not once, but several times in several different social science fields and in several places. This book reviews these developments and explores the social processes that wove all these "schools" of network analysis together into a single coherent approach. Prehistory : The Origins Of Social Network Ideas And Practices -- The Birth Of Social Network Analysis I : Sociometry -- The Birth Of Social Network Analysis Ii : The First Harvard Thrust -- Social Network Analysis During The Dark Ages I : The 1940s -- Social Network Analysis During The Dark Ages Ii : The 1950s -- Social Network Analysis During The Dark Ages Iii : The 1960s -- The Renaissance At Harvard -- Getting Organized -- A Summary Of Some Surprises. Linton C. Freeman. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 173-194) And Index.