He calls this behavior “homophily.” Homophily is strong in the area of race, friendships, and work relationship. In addition, people do not only associate with others, but also compete with other groups such as religious, racial, and ethnic groups. According to the experiment, researchers found that, “children showed a large preference for the latter result – giving your own group the advantage, even if it effectively cost money to do so. This showed the “ease” with which ‘discriminatory social acts’ can be ‘triggered in children as young as seven years of age.’”(642) Homophily could be helpful to understand how groups form and why they compete with one
He calls this behavior “homophily.” Homophily is strong in the area of race, friendships, and work relationship. In addition, people do not only associate with others, but also compete with other groups such as religious, racial, and ethnic groups. According to the experiment, researchers found that, “children showed a large preference for the latter result – giving your own group the advantage, even if it effectively cost money to do so. This showed the “ease” with which ‘discriminatory social acts’ can be ‘triggered in children as young as seven years of age.’”(642) Homophily could be helpful to understand how groups form and why they compete with one