Do Birds of a Feather Flock Together?: The Relationship between Similarity and Altruism in Social Networks

Cooperation requires that individuals are able to identify, and preferentially associate with, others who have compatible preferences and the shared background knowledge needed to solve interpersonal coordination problems. The present study investigates the nature of such similarity within social ne...

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Main Authors: Curry, O, Dunbar, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2013