Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems

Using network visualization and the study of the dynamics of marriage choices <I>Network Analysis and Ethnographic Problems</I> expands the theory of social practice to show how changes in the structure of a society's kinship network affect the development of social cohesion over time. Using the genealogical networks of a Turkish nomad clan authors Douglas White and Ulla Johansen explore how changes in network cohesion are revealed to be indicative of key processes of social change.