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***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Rodney Stark's Sociology incorporates networks to a greater extent than most introductory sociology texts. Many chapters include network materials. For example, chapter 1 (Groups and Relationships: A Sociological Sampler) has a section titled Analyzing Social Networks which features a discussion of Sampson's monastery study. Chapter 2 (Concepts for Social and Cultural Theories) includes a section Networks which introduces Mark Granovetter's work on weak ties, the concept of structural holes, and the notion of societies as networks. Other examples of network analyses are scattered throughout the text. From a network perspective this text provides a lot to work with. Walter Carroll Walter F. Carroll Professor of Sociology Coordinator, Irish-American Studies Bridgewater State College Bridgewater, MA 508-531-2252 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Social Networks Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Glass Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 10:59 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Introducing sociology from network perspective ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** hello i was hoping that some of you on the list might be able to give me some suggestions for teaching an introductory sociology course based on network principles. specifically, any text(s) that you might recommend. i have some ideas on how to structure the course, but am lacking any reading that might be better suited to first-year students. i appreciate any suggestions you might have; teaching from the "standard" perspective is really getting nauseating and more and more seems irrelevant. thanks much john John E. Glass, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Colin County Community College Preston Ridge Campus 9700 Wade Boulevard Frisco, TX 75035 +1-972-377-1622 [log in to unmask] _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message. _____________________________________________________________________ SOCNET is a service of INSNA, the professional association for social network researchers (http://www.insna.org). To unsubscribe, send an email message to [log in to unmask] containing the line UNSUBSCRIBE SOCNET in the body of the message.