Homophily is patterned association among similar actors. It shapes which information and experiences travel through relationships. Diagnosis compares observed similarity with available contacts and investigates selection, influence, and structural constraints; a homogeneous network alone proves neither preference nor exclusion, and similarity is not automatically harmful.
- FamilyModel
- CategoryEffects, Biases & Phenomena
- DomainMedia, Publics & Society
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Family
Model
In this series, Model names the editorial family primarily used to understand and explain communication: theories, frameworks, effects, traditions, principles and other conceptual resources. It is an umbrella for a route into the field, not a claim that every included object is a predictive model.
Editorial orientation · Category
Effects, Biases & Phenomena
Identifies a bounded pattern in judgment, behavior or communication and the conditions under which it appears. Naming the pattern makes a recurring difficulty recognizable; it does not make the pattern inevitable or supply a complete explanation.