Who created the first sociograms?
Jacob Moreno
when?
the 1930s
What for?
to study interpersonal relationships
What did Georg Simmel write?
early structural theories in sociology
Dealing with dynamics of what?
triads
What does a social network consist of?
a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations) and sets of dyadic ties
What happens between actors?
social interactions
What give a set of methods?
The social network perspective
Does this analyze just part of the social parts?
no
How much?
whole social entities
What do the theories explain?
the patterns observed in these structures
What is one reason to study this?
to identify local and global patterns
What's another?
to locate influential entities
Do you know of any more?
to examine network dynamics
Does studying social networks just include one field?
no
How many did it come from?
Four
What are they?
social psychology, sociology, statistics, and graph theory
How was this formalized in the 50s
mathematically
What field of science is this part of?
network science
Is it part of modern sociology?
yes