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Gibson's work spans methods and subfields,
though most of it is directed at the problem of the articulation of
temporal
structure (such as conversational sequences)
and
atemporal structure (such as networks). He has done statistical work
on conversational
sequences
and network effects thereupon; ethnographic work on queue formation;
conversation-analytic work on the
syntax of interruption; computer simulation work on the impact of
scheduling
constraints on network diffusion; and theoretical work on
conversational
agency. Current and recent research includes a study of
Amazon.com reviews; a study of the effects of conversational
disengagement in task groups; a theoretical project on the use of
games as analogies for
sociological analysis (with Benjamin DiCicco-Bloom); and a
multi-faceted study of the deliberation of JFK and his advisers during
the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
Department web site: http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/soc/People/gibsondavid.html
Updated CV
Journal article supplementary materials
"Opportunistic Interruptions""Doing Time in Space"
Areas of interest: Social networks, micro-interaction, organizations.
Teaching (with most recent syllabi)
Introduction to Sociological
Research (syllabus)
Contemporary Sociological Theory
(undergraduate) (syllabus)
Contemporary Sociological Theory
(graduate) (syllabus)
Paradigms of Social Inquiry (syllabus)
Contemporary Theory
(graduate)
Introduction to Small Groups (syllabus)
Models of Social Dynamics (graduate) (syllabus)
Columbia University:
Evaluation of Evidence (syllabus)
Introduction to Historical Sociology (syllabus)
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