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Networks and Religion Sean F. Everton (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California)

Networks and Religion By Sean F. Everton (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California)

Summary

Social scientists have long been aware that social networks play a key role in the belief and practices of people of faith. This book illustrates how researchers can draw on formal social network analysis methods to explore the interplay of social networks and religion.

Networks and Religion Summary

Networks and Religion: Ties that Bind, Loose, Build-up, and Tear Down by Sean F. Everton (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California)

Social scientists who study religion generally believe that social networks play a central role in religious life. However, most studies draw on measures that are relatively poor proxies for capturing the effects of social networks. This book illustrates how researchers can draw on formal social network analysis methods to explore the interplay of networks and religion. The book's introductory chapters provide overviews of the social scientific study of religion and social network analysis. The remaining chapters explore a variety of topics current in the social scientific study of religion, as well as introducing a variety of social network theories and methods, such as balance theory, ego-network analysis, exponential random graph models, and stochastic actor-oriented models. By embedding social network analysis within a social scientific study of religion framework, Networks and Religion offers an array of approaches for studying the role that social networks play in religious belief and practice.

Networks and Religion Reviews

'Although most social scientists who study religion agree that social networks play a central role in religious life, few studies draw on measures that adequately capture the effects of social networks. This book illustrates how researchers can draw on formal [Social Network Analysis] methods to explore the interplay of networks and religion.' American Sociological Association Section on Religion Newsletter

About Sean F. Everton (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California)

Sean F. Everton is an Associate Professor in the Defense Analysis Department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, California. Prior to joining NPS in 2007, he served as an adjunct professor at both Santa Clara and Stanford Universities. Everton earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford University and wrote his dissertation on the causes and consequences of status on venture capital firm performance. He has published in the areas of social network analysis, sociology of religion, economic sociology, and political sociology. He specializes in the use of social network analysis to disrupt dark networks (e.g. criminal and terrorist networks).

Table of Contents

Part I. Introduction: 1. The surprising (at least to some) persistence of religion; 2. Social network analysis: a brief introduction; Part II. Ties that Bind: 3. Recruitment and conversion; 4. Commitment and conformity; Part III. Ties that Loose: 5. Diffusion and innovation; 6. Politics and community; Part IV. Ties that Build-Up: 7. Networks and tradition; 8. Health and happiness; Part V. Ties that Tear Down: 9. Conflict and cohesion; 10. Radicalization and violence; Part VI. Conclusion: 11. Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index.

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NPB9781108404075
9781108404075
1108404073
Networks and Religion: Ties that Bind, Loose, Build-up, and Tear Down by Sean F. Everton (Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California)
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Cambridge University Press
2018-07-12
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