Birds of a Feather

McPherson, M., Smith-Lovin, L., & Cook, J. M. (2001). Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks. Annual Review of Sociology, 27, 415-444.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Review or monograph

Year

2001

DOI

10.1146/annurev.soc.27.1.415

Link

https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.27.1.415

Cited from

cognitive_science, physics

Cited by

3 citations across 3 artifacts.

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Primes

• Associative Property Transfer
  • In social networks it is homophily-driven reputation diffusion and the cost of being seen with the wrong person.

    This sourceEstablishes homophily — association by similarity in social networks — the substrate for reputation diffusion and the cost of being linked to the wrong node.

• Assortative Mixing
  • In social science, homophily is the like-with-like tendency across social relationships and can involve mechanisms of selection, influence, opportunity, or tie dissolution.

Domain-specific

• Homophily
  • The entry records a descriptive analytical identity; practical use requires the governing domain's evidence, standards, and safety obligations.

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