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On J. Clyde Mitchell’s “The Concept and Use of Social Networks”

from II - Early Foundations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2021

By
Stephen P. Borgatti  and
Daniel S. Halgin
Edited by
Mario L. Small ,
Brea L. Perry ,
Bernice Pescosolido  and
Edward B. Smith
Mario L. Small
Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Brea L. Perry
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Bernice Pescosolido
Affiliation:
Indiana University, Bloomington
Edward B. Smith
Affiliation:
Northwestern University, Illinois
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Summary

This chapter reflects on J. Clyde Mitchell’s (1969) classic piece “The Concept and Use of Social Networks” in the light of fifty years of development of the field of social network analysis.

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Personal Networks
Classic Readings and New Directions in Egocentric Analysis
 , pp. 98 - 111
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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