21: Social Networks: Interview with Dr. Lambert Maguire

Published: July 26, 2007, 5 p.m.

b"Episode 21: In today's podcast, I speak with Dr. Lambert Maguire about social networks. Dr. Maguire discussed the development of his interest in the topic, as well as some historical context for understanding social networks. We discussed the theoretical assumptions and differential applications in research and clinical work. Dr. Maguire relates the traditional understanding of social networks to contemporary uses of web 2.0 social networking sites such as MySpace.com. We end out interview with a description of how social networks can be conceptualized throughout the life span. A list of Dr. Maguire's books on social networking as well as an example of a social network diagram can be found at socialworkpodcast.com."