Day: December 10, 2010

Celebrate Wendy Day

7 Comments / events, shoes and accessories / By Rebecca

This coming Thursday, December 16th, would have been Wendy Buckner’s birthday. Unfortunately, her life was tragically cut short on June 19th by a heart attack. She left her last comment here on June 18th. Although we never met face-to-face, I considered Wendy a true friend. She openly shared with me what she had: opinion, encouragement, …

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The Theory of Homophily

3 Comments / the basics / By Rebecca

Are you a homophiliac? Homophily theory predicts that people are more likely to interact with individuals similar to themselves in respect to a variety of qualities and characteristics (McPherson, Smith-Lovin, & Cook, 2001; Monge & Contractor, 2003). In particular, extensive research has been done to investigate how homophily in age, gender, race, education, occupation, and …

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