Network approach in psychology and in social psychology

• Authors: Hain F.
• Languages of publication: HU

Abstracts

EN

The starting point of this paper is the 'Linked', Albert László Barabási's popular book, which highlights the importance of the network approach generally. The relevance of network approach in psychology is reviewed in parallel with the absence of its reception in recent social psychology. The indifference of social psychology is rather surprising considering the facts that on the one hand, network approach is originally rooted in people's social network of their everyday relationships which is a genuine social psychological topic, on the other, social psychologists originally played a significant role in the evolution of the network approach - it is however hardly noticed by the contemporary social psychology. Reviewing some historical aspects of small group research, a reinterpretation of Ferenc Mérei's sociometric method is offered to find the reconnection of social network approach and social psychology.

Keywords

EN

FERENC MÉREI'S SOCIOMETRIC METHOD; SMALL GROUP RESEARCH IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Hungarian Association for Psychology
• Journal: Magyar Pszichologiai Szemle (Hungarian Psychological Review)
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 507-526
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Hain F.

• F. Hain, no address given, contact the journal editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06HUAAAA01222795