Internet & cohesion- Social segregation
8 important questions on Internet & cohesion- Social segregation
What are the two ways to study internet & cohesion
sans-serif. To study how cohesion is different online than offline
What is the segregation of weak ties by hofsta
· Holds for core discussion networks, romantic relationships, friendship networks, etc strong ties!
· Weak ties by nature difficult to measure via conventional survey methods
· Proposed solution:
- Consider Facebook ties as measure
What is the problem with measuring weak ties and how can you solve this
Weaktiesbynaturedifficulttomeasureviaconventionalsurvey methods
• Proposed solution:
– Consider Facebook ties as measures of weak ties
– Collect information about Facebook networks and offline networks in the same population→allows for comparison of strong and weak ties
– Data source: survey among Dutch adolescents (Youth in Europe Study)
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How do Facebook and segregation relate
For minority groups, weak ties are (somewhat) more diverse differences to a large extent driven by group size.
What is the concept of birds a feather flock
1. Preference for similar others (homophily).
2. You influence each other.
3. Opportunity structures (you connect to the people who you are able to meet, you cannot meet an Eskimo if you do not live there.
4. Transitivity (balance) Friends of friends become friends.
What is the diversity in online and offline ties in Utopian and dystopian view
· Utopian: the internet liberates us from geographical and social boundaries (opportunity effects)
online ties are more diverse than offline ties
· Dystopian: the internet gives us more choice in whom to connect with
Given homopgily (preferences, online ties are less diverse than offline ties
What are potential causes for echo chambers
What is a filter bubble
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