Homophily and the Speed of Social Mobilization: The Effect of Acquired and Ascribed Traits

Large-scale mobilization of individuals across social networks is becoming increasingly prevalent in society. However, little is known about what affects the speed of social mobilization. Here we use a framed field experiment to identify and measure properties of individuals and their relationships...

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Main Authors: Alstott, Jeff (Author), Madnick, Stuart E. (Contributor), Velu, Chander (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division (Contributor), Sloan School of Management (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science, 2014-06-20T15:00:14Z.
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