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Authors:
Lois, Daniel; Arránz Becker, Oliver 
Document type:
Zeitschriftenartikel / Journal Article 
Title:
Parental status homogeneity in social networks: The role of homophilous tie selection in Germany 
Journal:
Demographic Research 
Volume:
48 
Year:
2023 
Pages from - to:
19-42 
Language:
Englisch 
Keywords:
homophily ; social networks ; tie selection ; social contagion 
Abstract:
Objective: We study network selection regarding parenthood status, based on large-scale panel data on ego-centric social networks in Germany. Background: Previous studies have found that members of social networks tend to influence each other regarding the likelihood and timing of births. However, less evidence exists as to whether and how individuals actively select their network ties according to parental status. Hence, we explicitly study both discontinuation of existing ties and formatio...    »
 
ISSN:
1435-9871 
Department:
Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften 
Institute:
HUM 2 - Institut für Bildungswissenschaft 
Chair:
Lois, Daniel 
Open Access yes or no?:
Ja / Yes 
Type of OA license:
CC BY 3.0 DE