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Research Methods in Social Network Analysis Table of Contents Introduction..................................................................................................... 1 I. Network Representations Chapter 1. Social Networks and the Structure Experiment Linton C. Freeman................................................................... 11 Chapter 2. A Formal Unification of Anthropological Kinship and Social Network Methods Brian L. Foster and Steven B. Seidman.................................... 41 II. Network Boundaries Chapter 3. The Boundary Specification Problem in Network Analysis Edward O. Laumann, Peter V. Marsden, and David Prensky................................................................... 61 III. The Structure of Relations Chapter 4. Inferring Meaningful Global Network Properties from Individual Actor's Measurement Scales William H. Batchelder............................................................... 89 Chapter 5. Stochastic Modeling and the Analysis of Structural Data David Strauss and Linton C. Freeman................................... 135 Chapter 6. Relational Contents in Multiple Network Systems Ronald S. Burt and Thomas Schøtt......................................... 185 Chapter 7. Social Semigroups and Green Relations John P. Boyd............................................................................ 215 Chapter 8. What Is a Homomorphism? Phillip Bonacich................................................................... 255 Chapter 9. Models of Network Effects on Social Actors Patrick D. Doreian.............................................................. 295 V. Clustering and Positioning of Actors Chapter 10. Algorithms and Network Analysis: A Test of Some Analytical Procedures on Kapferer's Tailor Shop Material J. Clyde Mitchell.................................................................... 319 Chapter 11. Conceptions of Overlap in Social Structure Phipps Arabie and J. Douglas Carroll................................ 367 Chapter 12. Empirical Blocking Methods Gregory H. Heil.................................................................... 393 Chapter 13. Rethinking the Role Concept: Homomorphisms on Social Networks Karl P. Reitz and Douglas R. White.......................................429 Chapter 14. Methods for the Characterization of Role Structures in Network Analysis Peter V. Marsden.................................................................. 489