Beyond and Below Racial Homophily: ERG Models of a Friendship Network Documented on Facebook

A notable feature of U.S. social networks is their high degree of racial homogeneity, which is often attributed to racial homophily--the preference for associating with individuals of the same racial background. The authors unpack racial homogeneity using a theoretical framework that distinguishes b...

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Published in:	The American journal of sociology 2010-09, Vol.116 (2), p.583-642
Main Authors:	Wimmer, Andreas, Lewis, Kevin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	College Students Coresidence Desegregation Elites Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Female Friends Friendship Graphs Homogeneity Humans Information and communication technologies Internet Likelihood Functions Male Models, Psychological Race Race Relations Racial Composition Reciprocity Residence Characteristics Social Behavior Social integration. Social relations. Social participation Social media Social Networks Social organization. Social system. Social structure Social relations Social Support Socioeconomic Factors Sociology Student behaviour Students Students - psychology U.S.A United States
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