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Homophily in voluntary organizations: Status distance and the composition of face-to-face groups.

Recent work on the organized sources of network ties and on the social structural determinants of association are synthesized to produce several hypotheses about homophily. These hypotheses are…
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Social Networks and Organizational Dynamics

In this paper we develop and test a theory of the dynamic behavior of voluntary groups. The theory combines an image of social network structure with the concept of natural selection to model changes…
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Gender, children, and social contact : The effects of childrearing for men and women

The authors investigate the impact of childrearing on men's and women's social networks, using a probability sample of residents of 10 Great Plains towns. Data support the hypotheses that social…
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On the Edge or In Between: Niche Position, Niche Overlap, and the Duration of Voluntary Association Memberships

This paper aims to explain a major barrier to societal integration: the remarkable homogeneity of voluntary associations. The explanation derives from an ecological theory of voluntary affiliation…
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Competition and Commitment in Voluntary Memberships: The Paradox of Persistence and Participation

Much of the research on voluntary associations has argued that commitment to the group determines member participation and persistence. In this framework, highly committed members participate to a…
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Women and Weak Ties: Differences by Sex in the Size of Voluntary Organizations

This paper explores some network consequences of dramatic differences between men and women in the typical size of the voluntary organizations they belong to.These size differences are greatest in…
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Sex Segregation in Voluntary Associations

Strodtbeck, Fred L., and Richard D. Mann. 1956. "Sex Role Differentiation in Jury Deliberations." Sociometry 19:3-11. Ward, D., and J. Balswick. 1978. "Strong Men and Virtuous Women: A Content…
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Hypernetwork sampling: Duality and differentiation among voluntary organizations

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Population density and pathology: what are the relations for man?

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Evolution on a Dancing Landscape: Organizations and Networks in Dynamic Blau Space

This article develops and tests an evolutionary model of the growth, decline, and demographic dynamics of voluntary organizations. The model demonstrates a strong analogy between the adaptive…
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