Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/2F2L0M Conducting Personal Network Research A Practical Guide By: Christopher McCarty; Miranda J. Lubbers; Raffaele Vacca; José Luis Molina Publisher: The Guilford Press Print ISBN: 9781462538386, 146253838X eText ISBN: 9781462538409, 1462538401 Copyright year: 2019 Format: PDF Available from $ 45.00 USD SKU 9781462538409 Written at an introductory level, and featuring engaging case examples, this book reviews the theory and practice of personal and egocentric network research. This approach offers powerful tools for capturing the impact of overlapping, changing social relationships and contexts on individuals' attitudes and behavior. The authors provide solid guidance on the formulation of research questions; research design; data collection, including decisions about survey modes and sampling frames; the measurement of network composition and structure, including the use of name generators; and statistical modeling, from basic regression techniques to more advanced multilevel and dynamic models. Ethical issues in personal network research are addressed. User-friendly features include boxes on major published studies, end-of-chapter suggestions for further reading, and an appendix describing the main software programs used in the field.
