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...
Main Author: | Thomas U. Grund |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Society for Sociological Science
2014-04-01
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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 |
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