<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>How has the passage of time impacted the ego networks of males and females? I compare the homophily and social distances of males and females using the 1985 and 2004 GSS networks modules. The results indicate that change has been gradual and incremental rather than radical. In 2004 less social distance separates associates for women than for men, and males differentiate more among levels of education. The results suggest that macro-level structural changes have not been sufficient to produce similarly large changes in ego network composition.</p></abstract>

How has the passage of time impacted the ego networks of males and females? I compare the homophily and social distances of males and females using the 1985 and 2004 GSS networks modules. The results indicate that change has been gradual and incremental rather than radical. In 2004 less social distance separates associates for women than for men, and males differentiate more among levels of education. The results suggest that macro-level structural changes have not been sufficient to produce similarly large changes in ego network composition.

A Longitudinal Analysis of Gendered Association Patterns: Homophily and Social Distance in the General Social Survey

Journal of Social Structure

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How has the passage of time impacted the ego networks of males and females? I compare the homophily and social distances of males and females using the 1985...

A Longitudinal Analysis of Gendered Association Patterns: Homophily and Social Distance in the General Social Survey

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Aug. 2019

Seitenbereich: 1 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joss-2019-013

Schlüsselwörter
General social survey, discussion relations, gender, social distance, homophily, longitudinal, ego networks

© 2019 Matthew E. Brashears et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Longitudinal Analysis of Gendered Association Patterns: Homophily and Social Distance in the General Social Survey

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Aug. 2019

Seitenbereich: 1 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joss-2019-013

SchlüsselwörterGeneral social survey, discussion relations, gender, social distance, homophily, longitudinal, ego networks

© 2019 Matthew E. Brashears et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
General social survey, discussion relations, gender, social distance, homophily, longitudinal, ego networks