Sociology 323: Social networks

This course provides an introduction to social networks. Topics include the small-world puzzle (six degrees of separation), the strength of weak ties, centrality, data collection, and the spread of diseases and fads. These concepts and others will then be used to understand empirical research on phenomena including the spread of HIV/AIDS, finding a job, collusion in industry, cooperative relationships between firms in the Garment District in New York, and the struggle for power among elite families in 15th-century Florence.

本课程对社交网络进行介绍。主题包括小世界谜题（六度分隔）、弱关系的力量、中心性、数据收集以及疾病和时尚的传播。然后，这些概念以及其他概念将被用于理解对一些现象的实证研究，这些现象包括艾滋病的传播、找工作、行业内的勾结、纽约服装区企业间的合作关系以及15世纪佛罗伦萨精英家族之间的权力斗争。