homophily

American  

[huh-mof-uh-lee] / həˈmɒf ə li /

noun

1. the tendency to form strong social connections with people who share one’s defining characteristics, as age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, personal beliefs, etc..

   political homophily on social media.

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Other Word Forms

• homophilious
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of homophily

First recorded in 1950–55; homo- ( def. ) + -phily ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

homophily

We found that the combination of acrophily and homophily likely leads people to rapidly self-select into more extreme camps.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 19, 2023

The two women of Carlene Bauer’s glittering novel “Girls They Write Songs About” define homophily.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2022

The Ancient Greeks called it "homophily" which means "love of the same".

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2021

Online groups confirm the power of homophily – the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with others of similar ilk.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2017

Despite recent prognostications of Facebook’s inevitable dominance in political advertising, the scholarship on homophily and social media reveals the rarity of actual political debate taking place on Twitter and Facebook.

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2015

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