Describing changes in personal networks over time

Field Methods

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-236

  Feld, Scott L ^a   Suitor, J Jill ^a   Hoegh, Jordana Gartner ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Network analysis; Network change; Personal relationships; Social networks; Social ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749097239     PISSN: 1525822X     EISSN: 15523969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525822X06299134     Document Type: Article

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