TY - BOOK ID - 666316 TI - Mixed methods social networks research AU - Domínguez, Silvia AU - Hollstein, Betina PY - 2014 VL - 36 SN - 9781107027923 9781107631052 110763105X 9781139227193 1107027926 1139989928 1139985310 113922719X PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Methods in social research (general) KW - Social networks KW - Research KW - Methodology KW - Social networks - Research - Methodology KW - Methodology. KW - Networking, Social KW - Networks, Social KW - Social networking KW - Social support systems KW - Support systems, Social KW - Interpersonal relations KW - Cliques (Sociology) KW - Microblogs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:666316 AB - This edited volume demonstrates the potential of mixed-methods designs for the research of social networks and the utilization of social networks for other research. Mixing methods applies to the combination and integration of qualitative and quantitative methods. In social network research, mixing methods also applies to the combination of structural and actor-oriented approaches. The volume provides readers with methodological concepts to guide mixed-methods network studies with precise research designs and methods to investigate social networks of various sorts. Each chapter describes the research design used and discusses the strengths of the methods for that particular field and for specific outcomes. ER -