Educational Psychology / Unit 3 EDP 0254 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Homophily and Peer Influence
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The idea
Adolescents choose friends who resemble them, homophily, and then influence one another, so friends grow more alike through both selection and mutual influence.
In practice
Friends who share an interest in music push each other to practice more.
Where people slip
Influence can run either way: deviant peer contagion spreads problem behavior, while positive peer support spreads good habits.
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