Most research on segregation in social networks considers small circles of strong ties, and
little is known about segregation among the much larger number of weaker ties. This article …

In the brief span of only a few years, the Facebook social networking site has emerged as a
central forum for social interaction and communication. The fact that Facebook members …

Network homophily is a pattern in which ties are more likely to exist between nodes similar
to each other. It is frequently observed for various types of social relations. At the same time …

We introduce a model for the formation of social networks, which takes into account the
homophily or the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with similar others, and the …

In many social networks, there is a high correlation between the similarity of actors and the
existence of relationships between them. This paper introduces a model of network …

Understanding social dynamics that govern human phenomena, such as communications
and social relationships is a major problem in current computational social sciences. In …

Research in computer-mediated communication has consistently asserted that Facebook
use is positively correlated with social capital. This research has drawn primarily on …

Evidence from the US General Social Surveys (GSS) suggests that during the past 20 years,
people have become increasingly socially isolated and their core discussion networks have …

Using 2006 General Social Survey data, the authors compare levels of segregation by race
and along other dimensions of potential social cleavage in the contemporary United States …

We study the structure of the social graph of active Facebook users, the largest social
network ever analyzed. We compute numerous features of the graph including the number …