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Fischer, Mirjam M. ORCID: 0000-0002-4039-7319 (2022). Social Exclusion and Resilience: Examining Social Network Stratification among People in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Relationships. Soc. Forces, 100 (3). S. 1284 - 1307. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC. ISSN 1534-7605

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Abstract

Social networks of minoritized societal groups may be exposed to a unique structural force, namely that of social exclusion. Using a national sample of people in same-sex and different-sex relationships in the Netherlands (N = 1,329), this study examines sexual orientation as stratifying factor in social networks. Specifically, it is a comparison of their size and composition. Overall, the networks are similar but a few differences stand out. People in same-sex relationships have larger networks than people in different-sex relationships, which are made up of fewer ties with the family-of-origin and more friends. This lends support to the families-of-choice hypothesis and suggests that people employ resilience strategies, such as alternative community building, to counteract social exclusion from families-of-origin. The results further show that men in same-sex relationships have the fewest same-gender ties in their networks out of both men and women in any relationship type. Overall, the results show that sexual orientation is a dimension worthwhile studying as a stratifying factor of social networks both standing alone and at the intersection with gender.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Fischer, Mirjam M. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4039-7319 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-571018
DOI:	10.1093/sf/soab019
Journal or Publication Title:	Soc. Forces
Volume:	100
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 1284 - 1307
Date:	2022
Publisher:	OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
Place of Publication:	CARY
ISSN:	1534-7605
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MENTAL-HEALTH; SUPPORT NETWORKS; BISEXUAL YOUTHS; GAY MEN; MINORITY; CORE; SEGREGATION; ORIENTATION; CONSTRAINT; PATTERNS Multiple languages Sociology Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57101