Homophily, cultural drift, and the co-evolution of cultural groups

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 905-929

  Centola, Damon ^a   Gonzlez Avella, Juan Carlos ^b   Eguíluz, Víctor M ^b   San Miguel, Maxi ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Cultural drift; Homophily; Social dynamics; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049003342     PISSN: 00220027     EISSN: 15528766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022002707307632     Document Type: Article

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