Similarity breeds connection. This principle—the homophily principle—structures network
ties of every type, including marriage, friendship, work, advice, support, information transfer …

People have a tendency to marry within their social group or to marry a person who is close
to them in status. Although many characteristics play a role in the choice of a spouse …

The overuse of natural resources has caused many environmental concerns. Green process
innovation (GPI) has been seen as an effective solution that can benefit both industry and …

This book offers a novel perspective on British elections, focusing on the importance of
increasing electoral volatility in British elections, and the role of electoral shocks in the …

Recent work on the organized sources of network ties and on the social structural
determinants of association are synthesized to produce several hypotheses about …

This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on the increasingly important and
controversial subject of race relations in Brazil. North American scholars of race relations …

on the African American example. Mexican Americans intermarry much more than do blacks,
live in less segregated areas, and face less labor market discrimination, which suggests a …

Crosscutting Social Circles describes a theory of groups' relations to each other, and tests
the theory in the 125 largest metropolitan areas In the United States. The focus is on the …

Recipient of the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights in the United States
1993 Outstanding Book Award America has been the breeding ground of a" biracial baby …

Most studies of assortative marriage still rely on cross-sectional data and apply log-linear
modeling of the contingency table of wives' and husbands' educational levels. However …