homophily

(noun)

A tendency towards similarity in groups.

Related Terms

  • diverse
  • bias

Examples of homophily in the following topics:

  • Homophily models

    • The result in the section above seems to support homophily (which we can see by looking at where the deviations from independence occur.
    • So, although the model of constant homophily does not predict individual's ties at all well, there is a notable overall homophily effect.
    • This model fits the data much better (R-square = .269, with p < .000) than the constant homophily model.
    • Constant Homophily blockmodel of differences in group tie density
    • Variable homophily blockmodel of differences in group tie density
  • Introduction to explaining the relations among actors in a network

    • This "homophily" hypothesis is at the core of many theories of differentiation, solidarity, and conflict.
    • Several of the models below explore homophily and closeness to predict whether actors have ties, or are close to one another.
  • Hypotheses about relations within/between groups

    • The notion that similarity (or homophily) increases the probability of the formation of social ties is central to most sociological theories.
    • The homophily hypothesis can be read to be making a prediction about social networks.
    • But the difference does not support homophily -- it suggest just the opposite; ties between actors who share the attribute of not representing workers are less likely than random, rather than more likely.
    • Perhaps our result does not support homophily theory because the group "non-worker" is not really as social group at all -- just a residual collection of diverse interests.
    • We note that all three diagonal cells (that is, ties within groups) now display homophily -- greater than random density.
  • Challenges to Achieving Organizational Diversity

    • Another challenge is related to a social behavior called homophily—the tendency of individuals to associate with others who are similar to them.
  • Summary

    • Much of the focus here is on how attributes may pattern relations (e.g. homophily), or how network closeness of distance may affect similarity of attributes (or vice versa).
  • Diversity Bias

    • This bias relies on a tendency toward homophily (the tendency of similar types of individuals to form groups), as in-group favoritism is the tendency for individuals to provide preferential treatment to those of a similar perspective or disposition.
  • Hypotheses about similarity and distance

    • The homophily hypothesis is often thought of in categorical terms: is there a tendency for actors who are of the same "type" to be adjacent (or close) to one another in the network?
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