Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social
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McPherson, Miller; Smith-Lovin, Lynn; Cook, James M
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Article
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2001
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Annual Reviews
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English
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Similarity breeds connection. This principleβthe homophily principleβstructures network ties of every type, including marriage, friendship, work, advice, support, information transfer, exchange, comembership, and other types of relationship. The result is that people's personal networks are homogene