Patrones de homofilia resilientes en redes de amistad juvenilestudio de caso mediante un experimento de simulación computacional

  1. Francisco Linares Martínez 1
  2. Francisco J. Miguel Quesada 2
  3. Mona Kohl 3
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

  2. 2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Barcelona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/052g8jq94

  3. 3 Atos Consulting (Canarias) (México)
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Revista:
REIS: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas

ISSN: 0210-5233

Ano de publicación: 2022

Número: 177

Páxinas: 43-68

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.5477/CIS/REIS.177.43 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Outras publicacións en: REIS: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas

Resumo

This paper deals with how to recognise if the patterns of homophily found in a social network are resilient to small disturbances that may occur in that network. Data from a survey of students in a secondary school in the Canary Islands were replicated using an agent-based model. The model calculated homophily indices and their statistical significance and then simulated small alterations in the distribution of links. The results clearly show that some homophily indices resist these kinds of perturbations and others do not. Evidence suggests that the distribution of individuals across the social network communities is a key factor in explaining why certain patterns of relationships are more resilient than others.

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