Why Your Friends Are More Important and Special Than You Think

A large amount of research finds associations between individuals’ attributes and the position of individuals in network structures. In this article, I illustrate how such associations systematically affect the assessment of attributes through network neighbors. The friendship paradox—a general regu...

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Main Author: Thomas U. Grund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2014-04-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/download/volume%201/april/why-your-friends-are-more-important-and-special-than-you-think.pdf