Initial readings

Also, I will post the readings of the class as we go along.  Here is the first week or so of readings:

The network

Christakis and Fowler:  Chapter 1 (available at):

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/LITTLems/CHRISTAKIS_AND_FOWLER_0316036145._V234762121_.pdf

Easley and Kleinberg, Chapter 1:  Overview

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/networks-book/networks-book-ch01.pdf

Gladwell, M. (1996). The tipping point. The New Yorker

http://www.gladwell.com/pdf/tipping.pdf

Listen to:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks.html

 Structural holes, embeddedness and triad closure

R. Burt. 1995.  Structural Holes:  The Social Structure of Competition. Belknap Press. 8-49.

M. Granovetter. 1973. “The Strength of Weak Ties.” American Journal of Sociology 78: 1360-80.

P. DiMaggio and H. Louch. 1998. “Socially Embedded Consumer Transactions:  For What Kinds of Purchases Do People Most Often Use Networks?” American Sociological Review 63:  619-637.

Chapter 3:  Strong and Weak Ties

http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/kleinber/networks-book/networks-book-ch03.pdf