Which example best exemplifies homophily? question 4 options:

a. georgia, a young white woman, is a math major. she met john, a black man, on the way to her class, but he doesn�t attend her college. he was dropping his son off at a campus art show. they begin to date.

b. john is a delusional man obsessed with a future apocalypse. he has no money, does not go to church, and steals to support himself. sarah is a waitress living in a small apartment and attending college classes. they begin to date.

c. latara and vaughn are the same race and attend the same church. they met in their psychology class, a subject they both major in. they begin to date.

d. maude is 80 years old and meets harold, a 17-year-old, at a funeral. they share common interests, but their religious and class backgrounds are very different. they begin to date?

Respuesta :

A homophily is term that is used in Sociology (the study of society and its people). This term refers to people's tendencies to identify and connect with people who are much like themselves. They can be similar in gender, race, socioeconomic status, personality, interests, or in their belief systems.

Example "A" would not best exemplify homophily because the statement does not provide any information that we would identify as commonalities.

Example "B" also is not an example of homophily, for the same reasons stated in Example "A".

Example "C" is a very good example of homophily. These two young people are the same race (race), attend the same church (belief system), and are majoring in the same discipline (interests).

Example "D" is another poor example of homophily. Although the pair met at a funeral (they know common people) and share common interests, their differences are a longer list than their commonalities. They are very far apart in age, have different religions (belief system), and are from different classes (socioeconomic status).