Peter Marsden

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Peter Marsden
Alma materDartmouth College, University of Chicago
Known forContributions to Social network analysis, organizational theory, sociological methodology.
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, Social network analysis
InstitutionsHarvard University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctoral advisorEdward Laumann, James Samuel Coleman
Other academic advisorsJames A. Davis

Peter Marsden is an American sociologist. He is the Edith and Benjamin Geisinger Professor of Sociology at Harvard University.

Education and career

Marsden received his undergraduate degree (in Sociology and History) at Dartmouth College in 1973 and his graduate degrees at University of Chicago (M.A. in 1975, Ph.D. in 1979).[1] He studied under Edward Laumann. He has played a key role in developing sociological methods, especially for studying studying social networks, social organizations, and social inequality via survey research.[2][3] This research has had a major impact on research on issues such as social inequality, status attainment, the epidemic spread of disease, and social isolation.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Marsden began his scholarly career at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was then was appointed to a position at Harvard University in 1987.

His research has focused primarily on the structure of Social organization, especially formal organizations and social networks. He wrote one of the most highly works in the history of sociology on the topic of egocentric social network analysis.[11] He also contributes to social science methodology and the sociology of medicine.[12][13][14] Marsden is Co-Principal Investigator of the General Social Survey.

Selected scholarly works

Much of Marsden's work has been cited in prominent reviews of social network analysis.[15][16] Some examples are provided here:

  • Marsden, Peter V. 1987. "Core Discussion Networks of Americans." American Sociological Review 122–131.
  • Marsden, Peter V. 1990. "Network Data and Measurement." Annual Review of Sociology 16:435-463.
  • Marsden, Peter V. 1983. "Restricted Access in Networks and Models of Power." American Journal of Sociology 88(4):686-717.
  • Marsden, Peter V. 2005. "Recent Developments in Network Measurement." Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis 8:30.
  • Marsden, Peter V., and Noah E. Friedkin. 1993. "Network Studies of Social Influence." Sociological Methods & Research 22:127-151.
  • Marsden, Peter V., and Jeanne S. Hurlbert. 1988. "Social Resources and Mobility Outcomes: A Replication and Extension." Social Forces 66(4):1038-1059.
  • Marsden, Peter V. 1983. "Restricted Access in Networks and Models of Power." American Journal of Sociology 88:686-717.
  • Laumann, Edward O., Peter V. Marsden, and David Prensky. 1989. "The Boundary Specification Problem in Network Analysis." Research Methods in Social Network Analysis 61(8).

References

  1. ↑ "Peter V. Marsden".
  2. ↑ Wasserman, Stanley, and Katherine Faust. 1994. Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications. Cambridge University Press.
  3. ↑ Perry, Brea L., Bernice A. Pescosolido, and Stephen P. Borgatti. 2018. Egocentric Network Analysis: Foundations, Methods, and Models. Cambridge University Press.
  4. ↑ Burt, Ronald S. 1995. Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition. Harvard University Press.
  5. ↑ Lin, Nan. 1999. "Building a Network Theory of Social Capital." Connections 22(1):28-51.
  6. ↑ McPherson, Miller, Lynn Smith-Lovin, and James M. Cook. 2001. "Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks." Annual Review of Sociology 27(1):415-444.
  7. ↑ Burt, Ronald S. 2004. "Structural Holes and Good Ideas." American Journal of Sociology 110(2):349-399.
  8. ↑ Christakis, Nicholas A., and James H. Fowler. 2009. Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives. Little, Brown, and Company.
  9. ↑ Small, Mario Luis. 2017. Someone to Talk To. Oxford University Press.
  10. ↑ Bavel, Jay J. Van, Katherine Baicker, Paulo S. Boggio, Valerio Capraro, Aleksandra Cichocka, Mina Cikara, Molly J. Crockett et al. 2020. "Using Social and Behavioural Science to Support COVID-19 Pandemic Response." Nature Human Behaviour 4(5):460-471.
  11. ↑ Marsden, Peter V. 1987. "Core Discussion Networks of Americans." American Sociological Review:122-131.
  12. ↑ Marsden, Peter V. 1990. "Network Data and Measurement." Annual Review of Sociology 16:435-463.
  13. ↑ Marsden, Peter V. 2005. "Recent Developments in Network Measurement." Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis 8:30.
  14. ↑ Laumann, Edward O., Peter V. Marsden, and David Prensky. 1989. "The Boundary Specification Problem in Network Analysis." Research Methods in Social Network Analysis 61(8).
  15. ↑ Wasserman, Stanley, and Katherine Faust. 1994. Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications. Cambridge University Press.
  16. ↑ Perry, Brea L., Bernice A. Pescosolido, and Stephen P. Borgatti. 2018. Egocentric Network Analysis: Foundations, Methods, and Models. Cambridge University Press.

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