Many researchers have studied the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated containment measures on demography, society, and the economy, focusing on direct and indirect effects. Using data from two waves of the SHARE Corona Survey carried out in 2020 and 2021, i.e., during the first lockdown and then after one year, we aim to depict the social network characteristics of older...
Homophily, that is, the tendency of individuals with a relationship to be similar, is a pervasive pattern of social networks. While the general homophily patterns of the US across standard demographics and attributes are well described in the literature, most of the literature on ego networks has used relatively small samples. This implies that some aspects, such as how different demographics...
Understanding the size and distribution of networks has been a key focus in social network analysis. One widely used tool in surveys for collecting information on the size and distribution of networks is the “name generator” (Marsden, 1987). Previous research has shown that respondents report a low number of alters or, in some cases, an absence of them altogether. These findings have led to...
Scholars of international migration have long studied the central role that personal networks play in the lives of migrants at different stages of migration and incorporation trajectories. While studies of social networks in specific immigrant communities have grown in number in recent years, systematic comparisons of migrants’ personal networks with those of non-migrants are still rare. These...
