2003
DOI: 10.1177/000312240306800302
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Culture and Competition: Homophily and distancing Explanations for Cultural Niches

Abstract: Why do different kinds of people like different kinds of culture? Two answers to this question are formally analyzed and empirically tested: the homophily model and the distancing model. Computer simulation demonstrates that these models are alternative explanations for the finding that different cultural tastes and practices are concentrated within different sociodemographic segments of society. Conflicting implications of the two models are identified. Although both models predict that cultural forms compete… Show more

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“…In contrast, assortative networks abound in social science, in which individuals tend to bond with others who share similar characteristics 88 , 89 . Assortativity facilitates cooperation in social activities 90 and promotes information distribution 91 . Thus, the positive assortativity coefficient of the pain network indicates that brain areas in the network share similarity in connectivity, which may facilitate pain processing.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In contrast, assortative networks abound in social science, in which individuals tend to bond with others who share similar characteristics 88 , 89 . Assortativity facilitates cooperation in social activities 90 and promotes information distribution 91 . Thus, the positive assortativity coefficient of the pain network indicates that brain areas in the network share similarity in connectivity, which may facilitate pain processing.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%