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Cover -- The Oxford Handbook Of Social Networks -- Copyright -- Table Of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editor Biographies -- Contributor Biographies -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Handbook As A Map -- Network Basics And Theories -- Network Methods -- Network Dimensions -- Network Landscape -- Conclusions, Concerns, And Future Directions -- Note -- References -- Part I: Network Basics And Theory -- Chapter 2: Network Basics: Points, Lines, And Positions -- The Building Blocks Of Networks -- Two General Approaches To Social Network Analysis -- Basic Network Forms Network Building Blocks: Bridging Levels -- Boundary Specification -- Connectivity, Cohesion, And Community -- Statistical Models Of Networks -- Collecting Social Network Data -- Name Generators -- Network Sampling -- Ethics And Social Network Analysis -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 3: Theories Of Social Networks -- Networks And Theory -- Action Theory And Social Capital -- Social Structures And Individual Action -- Social Capital -- Pragmatism And Interactionism -- Relational Sociology -- Social Networks And Meaning -- Extensions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References Chapter 4: Networks And Neo-structural Sociology -- Individual And Collective Capacities -- Interdependencies In The Organizational Society: Bureaucracy And Collegiality -- Relational Infrastructures -- Social Processes As Social Capital Of The Collective In The Organizational And Market Society -- Neo-structural Institutionalism -- Challenges: Longitudinal And Multilevel Network Structures To Navigate Social Processes -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Rethinking Social Networks In The Era Of Computational Social Science -- Four Conceptualizations Of Network Ties For Social Network Theory Social Ties As Access Or Opportunity -- Social Ties As (time-aggregated) Behavioral Interactions -- Social Ties As Interpersonal Sentiments -- Social Ties As Socially Constructed Role Relations -- Comparing These Four Conceptualizations -- Treatment Of Ties And Null Ties -- Temporality -- Dilemmas Of Mapping Theories To Data Across Discrepant Conceptualizations Of Networks -- Can We Use Role Relation Data To Investigate Theories Of Social Interaction, Access, And Sentiments? -- Can We Use Aggregated Social Interaction Data To Investigate Theories Of Access And Social Sentiments? A Revolution In Data Collection: Computational Social Science -- Computational Social Science And Role Relations -- Computational Social Science And Sentiments -- Computational Social Science And Behavioral Interactions -- Computational Social Science And Structures Of Access Or Opportunity -- A Revolution In Data Analysis: From Aggregating To Modeling Relational Events -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6: Networks, Status, And Inequality -- Terminology And Scope -- Networks -- Status -- Inequality -- Ascertaining Status In Networks -- Esteem And Choice Edited By Ryan Light And James Moody. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mi Available Via World Wide Web.