Modern social network analysis is an amalgam of terms and methods developed over the past 80 years by many individuals across a wide spectrum of sciences. However, the Wasserman and Faust (1994) text Social Network Analysis: Methods and Applications serves as a suitable summation of the social network approach, and is often cited for providing the definitions of network terminology and validation for the use of certain methodologies. As such, it is an appropriate starting point for introducing some key terms and the basics of social network analysis.