Jackson, Matthew O.,

The human network : how your social position determines your power, beliefs, and behaviors / Matthew O. Jackson. - First edition. - 336 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: networks and human behavior -- Power and influence: central positions in networks -- Diffusion and contagion -- Too connected to fail: financial networks -- Homophily: houses divided -- Immobility and inequality: network feedback and poverty traps -- The wisdom and folly of the crowd -- The influence of our friends and our local network structures -- Globalization: our changing networks.

9781101871430

2018010414


Social networks
Social stratification.
Social status

HM741 / .J329 2019