Testing a dynamic model of social composition: Diversity and change in voluntary groups

American Sociological Review

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-202

  McPherson, J Miller ^a   Rotolo, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; MODELLING APPROACH; SOCIAL COMPOSITION; VOLUNTARY GROUP;

EID: 0029799408     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2096330     Document Type: Article

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