Homophily and the speed of social mobilization: the effect of acquired and ascribed traits.

Large-scale mobilization of individuals across social networks is becoming increasingly prevalent in society. However, little is known about what affects the speed of social mobilization. Here we use a framed field experiment to identify and measure properties of individuals and their relationships...

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Main Authors: Jeff Alstott, Stuart Madnick, Chander Velu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3989266?pdf=render