Social network analysis in the science of groups: Cross-sectional and longitudinal applications for studying intra- and intergroup behavior

Group Dynamics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-61

  Wölfer, Ralf ^a   Faber, Nadira S ^a   Hewstone, Miles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group research; Intergroup behavior; Intragroup behavior; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925588198     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000021     Document Type: Article

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