Typing together? Clustering of ideological types in online social networks

Journal of Information Technology and Politics

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 216-231

  Gaines, Brian J ^a   Mondak, Jeffery J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Facebook; Political ideology; Social networks; Social ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950784549     PISSN: 19331681     EISSN: 1933169X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19331680903031531     Document Type: Article

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