{"product_id":"theories-of-communication-networks","title":"Theories of Communication Networks","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo date  most network research contains one or more of five major problems. First  it tends to be atheoretical  ignoring the various social theories that contain network implications. Second  it explores single levels of analysis rather than the multiple levels out of which most networks are comprised. Third  network analysis has employed very little the insights from contemporary complex systems analysis and computer simulations. Foruth  it typically uses descriptive rather than inferential statistics  thus robbing it of the ability to make claims about the larger universe of networks. Finally  almost all the research is static and cross-sectional rather than dynamic. Theories of Communication Networks presents solutions to all five problems. The authors develop a multitheoretical model that relates different social science theories with different network properties. This model is multilevel  providing a network decomposition that applies the various social theories to all network levels: individuals  dyads  triples  groups  and the entire network. The book then establishes a model from the perspective of complex adaptive systems and demonstrates how to use Blanche  an agent-based network computer simulation environment  to generate and test network theories and hypotheses. It presents recent developments in network statistical analysis  the p family  which provides a basis for valid multilevel statistical inferences regarding networks. Finally  it shows how to relate communication networks to other networks  thus providing the basis in conjunction with computer simulations to study the emergence of dynamic organizational networks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952808423477,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195160371","price":27.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195160376.jpg?v=1770190380","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/theories-of-communication-networks","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}