A brief introduction to the world of egocentric research designs. Unlike sociocentric designs, an egocentric study starts with randomly chosen egos, and collects data about the people around them. No overall network is constructed.
Supplementary Readings (optional)
Perry, Pescosolido and Borgatti. 2018. Ego network data analysis. Cambridge University Press.
Perry, Brea L. and Bernice A. Pescosolido. 2012. "Social Network Dynamics in the Face of Biographical Disruption: The Case of “First Timers” with Mental Illness." American Journal of Sociology 118:134-75.
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