Here we introduce a computer-based Visual display program, called MAGE
. MAGE was designed to display molecules but we will explore its poten
tial for application to the study of social networks. To do so, we wil
l use MAGE to examine the structural properties of two data sets, frie
ndship choices in an Australian college residence and peer choices amo
ng teenagers in a Dublin suburb. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.