Gruber

Interpreting social networks

in the centre is ego

concentric circles symbolize the nearness

of alteri to ego

the nearer one alteri is the sooner he / she is to ego

alteri refer to gender

the bigger the actor the more he /she

meets with ego

colorful lines refer to the type of

relationship between ego-alter and alter-alter

e.g.: female actor B lives in the neighborhood of ego; ego and actor B are meeting rarely; ego and actor B have a friendly relationship; actor B and actor C have a conflictual relationship

Recommended Reading

•Bryman, A. (2007). Barriers to Integrating Quantita tive and Qualitative Research, Journal of Mixed Methods Research 1(1), 8-22.

•Creswell, J. W. (2008). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

•Creswell, J. 2009. Research Design: Qualitative, Quan titative and Mixed Methods Approaches (3rd Edition) London: Sage.

•Creswell, J. W., & Plano Clark, V. L. (2007). Designing and conducting mixed methods research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

•Greene, J. C. (2007). Mixed methods in social inquiry. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

•Morgan, D. L. 1998. Practical Strategies for Combin ing Qualitative and Quantitative Methods: Applications for Health Research Qualitative Health Research 8 362-376.

•Morgan, D. (2007). Paradigms Lost and Pragmatism Rega ined: Methodological Implications of Combining Qualitative and Qualitative Methods, Journal of Mixed Methods Research 1(1), pp 48-76.

•Teddlie, C. and A. Tashakkori. 2009. Foundations of Mixed Methods Research: Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches in the Social and Behavioural Sciences London: Sage.