HOMOPHILY BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER The term homophily stems from study of social networks. ❋ Unknown (2009)
She points to studies undertaken by researchers at the University of New Hampshire and elsewhere that suggests "homophily" -- the principle that people naturally favor others like them -- may play a major role in early-stage funding. ❋ Unknown (2010)
"Uniting disparate groups on a single Internet service runs counter to 50 years of research by sociologists into what is known as 'homophily' -- the tendency of individuals to associate only with like-minded people of similar age and ethnicity." ❋ Unknown (2010)
Sociologists call this phenomenon of being affected by one's friends "homophily" -- the tendency to associate with people similar to you and the people you associate with tend to act like you over time (and vice-versa). ❋ Unknown (2009)
From communication research we know it comes from credibility defined largely by expertise, trust, conviction, comfort and something called homophily (perceived similarity). ❋ Unknown (2009)
People, we worry, spend too much of their time seeking out like-minded peers a phenomenon called homophily and thus encounter only news and opinions that reinforce what they already believe. ❋ Clive Thompson (2011)
From communication research we know it comes from credibility defined largely by expertise, trust, conviction, comfort and something called homophily ❋ Unknown (2009)
As Metzger explains, "The early thought on social networks was that people would self-select -- so-called 'homophily' -- but evidence now suggests that in seeking political information, it works the other way around. ❋ Unknown (2009)
As Metzger explains, "The early thought on social networks was that people would self-select - so-called 'homophily' - but evidence now suggests that in seeking political information, it works the other way around.
His whole insult shtick is based on the other posters being cliquish (a word that a lot more adults use than "homophily", which actually has a derisively small number of Google hits) and immature. ❋ Unknown (2009)
The faintly depressing human tendency to seek out and spend time with those most similar to us is known in social science as "homophily", and it shapes our views, and our lives, in ways we're barely aware of. ❋ Unknown (2009)
We know that people like to associate with people who are like them, a predilection termed “homophily” (love of the same). ❋ Unknown (2008)
But we can get around that (using words like endogamy and homophily). ❋ Unknown (2010)
It is important to understand how homophily changes the way we think ❋ Unknown (2009)
The best way to deal with homophily is to understand how you are impacted by it and to hack your life and make adjustments accordingly. ❋ Unknown (2009)
