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Feeling socially integrated and being satisfied with one’s social life are important indicators for happiness and well-being of individuals and for the strength of local communities. The effect of the living environment on social networks and the importance of local social contacts in the...
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There is growing evidence that face-to-face interaction is declining in many countries, exacerbating the phenomenon of social isolation. On the other hand, social interaction through online networking sites is steeply rising. To analyze these societal dynamics, we have built an evolutionary game...
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frequently observed for various types of social relations. At the same time, segregation is often encountered in urban areas as a …-level attribute. We review existing indexes and approaches to measuring the extent of homophily/segregation in social networks. We … pursue an axiomatic-like approach by first specifying a set of basic properties that a generic segregation measure might …
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segregation undermines public provision, the findings are mixed for private provision: social interactions, being strong within …
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