Social influence network theory presents a mathematical formalization of the social process of attitude changes that unfolds in a social network of interpersonal influences‎.‎ This book brings the theory to bear on lines of research in the domain of small group dynamics concerned with changes of group members‎'‎ positions on an issue‎,‎ including the formation of consensus and of settled disagreement‎,‎ via endogenous interpersonal influences‎,‎ in which group members are responding to the displayed positions of the members of the group‎.‎ Social influence network theory advances a dynamic social cognition mechanism‎,‎ in which individuals are weighing and combining their own and others‎'‎ positions on an issue in the revision of their own positions‎.‎ The influence network construct of the theory is the social structure of the endogenous interpersonal influences that are involved in this mechanism‎.‎ With this theory‎,‎ the authors seek to lay the foundation for a better formal integration of classical and current lines of work on small groups in psychological and sociological social psychology‎.‎

• Category Type‎:‎ Statistics‎,‎ Research & Compute
• Author‎:‎ Noah E‎.‎ Friedkin and Eugene C‎.‎ Johnsen
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781107617674
• Binding‎:‎ Paperback
• Book Language‎:‎ English
• Publisher‎:‎ Cambridge University Press
• Number of Pages‎:‎ 390
• Dimensions‎:‎ 22.86 x 15.24 x 2.03 cm
• Weight‎:‎ 0.52 kg
• Publication Year‎:‎ 2014
• Series‎:‎ Structural Analysis in the Social Sciences
• Book Origin‎:‎ United Kingdom