The social origins of networks and diffusion

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1295-1338

  Centola, Damon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84933073697     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/681275     Document Type: Article

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