Sean F Everton

Networks and Religion

Ties That Bind, Loose, Build-Up, and Tear Down

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book uses social network analysis to explore the various effects that social networks have on religious belief and practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 158mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781108416702
• ISBN-10: 1108416705
• Artikelnr.: 52159700

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

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.