Homophily, Setbacks, and the Dissolution of Heterogeneous Ties: Evidence from Professional Tennis
Why do people engage with similar others despite ample opportunities to interact with dissimilar others? We argue that adversity or setbacks may have a stronger deteriorative effect on ties made up of dissimilar individuals, prompting people to give up on such ties more easily, which, over the long...
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Language: | English |
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Society for Sociological Science
2023-03-01
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Series: | Sociological Science |
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Online Access: | https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v10-7-227/ |