The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors

Synopsis

Examines How Human Networks Drive Inequality, Social Immobility, And Political Polarization And Are Often Overlooked Factors In Success And Failure, Examining The Role Of Social Structures In Patterns Ranging From Disease Outbreak To Financial Crises. Introduction: Networks And Human Behavior -- Power And Influence: Central Positions In Networks -- Diffusion And Contagion -- Too Connected To Fail: Financial Networks -- Homophily: Houses Divided -- Immobility And Inequality: Network Feedback And Poverty Traps -- The Wisdom And Folly Of The Crowd -- The Influence Of Our Friends And Our Local Network Structures -- Globalization: Our Changing Networks. Matthew O. Jackson. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 243-320) And Index.