Concept information
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business and management
sociology of work
sociology of work encyc
stratification, power and inequality at work
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sociology
sociology of work
sociology of work encyc
stratification, power and inequality at work
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sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
processes and institutions
social network analysis
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sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
communities (sociology)
social life
social network analysis
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sociology
sociology of organizations, institutions and structure
social networks
social network analysis
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evaluation, testing, and research methods
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
social network analysis
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evaluation, testing, and research methods
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
social network analysis
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research methods and evaluation
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
social network analysis
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theories, models, and philosophical perspectives
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
social network analysis
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theories, models, and philosophical perspectives
qualitative research
qualitative data collection
social network analysis
Preferred term
homophily
Definition
- Homophily is a principle of social organizing defined as people sharing similarities tending to have more social interaction. This increased social interaction with similar others drives social network distance, with more similar others tending to be closer to each other in social networks. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Networks; Homophily]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/homophily
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