Comparing Gender Homophily among the Multilayer Media Social Networks of Face-to-Face, Instant Messenger and Social Networking Services: A Case Study of a High School Classroom.
In which social worlds does gender homophily operate more strongly - offline or online? To address this question, the following two aspects must be considered. First, people currently use many types of online communication media. Second, to examine the homophily effects exclusively, it is necessary...
| Publicado en: | Connections (02261766) Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22 |
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Paradigm Publishing Services
2020
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