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Miller McPherson
Researcher at Duke University
Publications - 16
Citations - 19329
Miller McPherson is an academic researcher from Duke University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Homophily & Blau space. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 16 publications receiving 17141 citations. Previous affiliations of Miller McPherson include University of Arizona.
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Birds of a Feather: Homophily in Social Networks
TL;DR: The homophily principle as mentioned in this paper states that similarity breeds connection, and that people's personal networks are homogeneous with regard to many sociodemographic, behavioral, and intrapersonal characteristics.
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Social Isolation in America: Changes in Core Discussion Networks over Two Decades
TL;DR: In 2004, the General Social Survey (GSS) collected the first nationally representative data on the confidants with whom Americans discuss important matters as mentioned in this paper, and the authors replicated those questions to assess social change in core network structures.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Homophily
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that homophily in race and ethnicity creates the strongest divides in our personal envi- rments, with age, religion, education, occupation, and gender following in roughly that order.
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Social Distance in the United States: Sex, Race, Religion, Age, and Education Homophily among Confidants, 1985 to 2004
TL;DR: This paper examined changes over a 20-year period in two type of actors' homophily over two types of roles, and found that similar actors tend to be connected at a higher rate than dissimilar actors.