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SOC 40900 - Social Networks


Credit Hours: 3.00.  Social networks are patterns of social relationships among people, organizations, and other entities (words, events, etc.) that allow communication and influence and provide a context for social life.  This course considers social networks both on and off the Internet that are important in people’s lives for finding dates, getting jobs, maintaining friends and family, finding and maintaining identities, belonging to groups, and communication and influence more generally. Typically offered Fall Spring.Credits: 3.00