Combines classic and cutting-edge scholarship on personal social networks. A must-have resource for both newcomers and seasoned experts.

Written by experts in the field, this book describes the Personal Network architecture and its various components This book focuses on networking and security a

Social networks are ubiquitous. The science of networks has shaped how researchers and society understand the spread of disease, the precursors of loneliness, t

There is a moral to this book, a bit of Confucian wisdom often ignored in social network analysis: "Worry not that no one knows you, seek to be worth knowing."

This book critically assesses the main features of the modernization of family life and personal relationships by examining and comparing three European countri