How social networks influence attitudes: Social and informational effects of attitude heterogeneity and arguments
Year: 2008
Type: dissertation
Abstract: As I began working on this project, I looked at a few other dissertations for inspiration. I remember reading other authors ’ acknowledgement sections, and thinking that they were perhaps a bit overstated. Surely I would have people to thank at the end of this process, but I wasn’t sure I would feel the same sense of overwhelming indebtedness that I read in others ’ work. I was wrong. This proved to be the biggest endeavor of my life, and I never would have succeeded without the help and support of many others. First, to my husband Brent, thank you for your endless patience and understanding when I needed to spend hours on end in the library or coffee shop on evenings and weekends. The completion of this dissertation also marks the month of our five-year anniversary, and I look forward to celebrating the beginning of our life together without working on a degree. I’d also like to thank my family, as well as Brent’s family, for traveling through this journey with me. My brother and dad also have earned advanced degrees, and they provided advice and encouragement (and even cups of coffee delivered to my front door)
Author: Betsy Anderson
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1532688548