Internet & cohesion- Social segregation

8 important questions on Internet & cohesion- Social segregation

What are the two ways to study internet & cohesion

As a new data source to study old questions about cohesion
sans-serif. To study how cohesion is different  online than offline

What is the segregation of weak ties by hofsta

· Networks are typically segregated by ethnicity, gender, education
· 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

There almost the same percentage on Facebook as in real life 76,2% and 76,1
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

            Explanations: 
            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 and dystopian visions
· 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

Filter bubbles and homophily in social networks

What is a filter bubble

· Algorithms that tailor the information we receive (e.g, search results) to our personal tase

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