Social Networks

Social Networks

  • Welcome
  • 1  What are Networks?
  • 2  Graph Theory
  • 3  Nodes and their Neighborhoods
  • 4  Graphs and their Subgraphs
  • 5  Types of Graphs
  • 6  Dyads and Triads
  • 7  Other Types of Graphs
  • 8  Basic Graph Metrics
  • 9  Directed Graph Metrics
  • 10  Degree-Based Metrics
  • 11  Ego Network Metrics
  • 12  Indirect Connections in Social Networks
  • 13  From Graph to Matrix
  • 14  Special Matrices
  • 15  Affiliation Networks
  • 16  Centrality
  • 17  Groups
  • 18  Positions

Table of contents

  • Welcome

Social Networks

An Introduction

Author

Omar Lizardo and Isaac Jilbert

Published

January 15, 2023

Welcome

This is an introductory textbook on social networks to be used in conjunction with an undergraduate lecture class on social networks (SOCIOL 111) taught in the department of sociology at UCLA.

1  What are Networks?