1. THE EMERGENCE OF GROUPS IN THE EVOLUTION OF FRIENDSHIP NETWORKS.
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Zeggelink, Evelien P. H., Stokman, Frans N., and Van De Bunt, Gerhard G.
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FRIENDSHIP , *SUBGROUP growth , *GROUP theory , *CONDUCT of life , *INTERPERSONAL relations , *SOCIOLOGY - Abstract
Friendship networks usually show a certain degree or segmentation: subgroups of friends. The explanation of the emergence of such groups from initially dyadic pair friendships is a difficult but important problem. In this paper we attempt to provide a first contribution to the explanation of subgroup formation in friendship networks by using the LS set as a definition for a friendship group. We construct a dynamic individual oriented model of friendship formation and provide preliminary simulation results that give an idea of how to continue the process of explaining group formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1996
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