Chapter 7. Networks
Who do you regard as your best friends? How important are your friends and other social connections for your well-being, trust and for enforcing norms? These are questions about social networks. In the past decades, sociology has witnessed a tremendous increase in research on social networks. The aim of this meeting is to introduce you to this literature.
Videos
| Content | Title | English | Dutch |
| Ch. 7 Overview | Social networks | ||
| Ch. 7.2 | Personal networks |  | |
| Ch. 7.4 | Network density and transitivity | | |
| Ch. 7.5 | The small-world phenomenon | | |
| Ch. 7.8 |
Power Point slides
- Chapter 7 lecture slides
Glossary
- Chapter 7 definitions of key concepts
Test your knowledge
- Chapter 7 Multiple Choice quiz.
- Chapter 7 Assignments (& Answers)
Further reading
- Chapter 7 suggestions for further reading
Additional chapter resources
- Friendship paradox: learn more about this counterintuitive fact and why it matters in this great video.
- Personal networks: Why should we care about networks? Well, watch this video on why networks impact the spread of epidemics (here).
- Networks and social capital: the hidden influence of social networks explained by Prof. Christakis (here).