Variations in the Temporal Structure of Sociability across American Cities

• Published in: Sociology (Oxford) Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 30 - 55
• Main Authors: Murthy, Dhiraj, O’Brien, John D, Gross, Alexander, Meyers, Nathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England Sage Publications, Inc 01.02.2021; SAGE Publications; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Cities; Clustering; Demonstrations & protests; Marginality; Mass media; Minority groups; Protest movements; Proximity; Race; Sociability; Social dynamics; Social media; Social movements; Social networks; Temporal patterns; Time; Urban areas; urban studies; daily life; network analysis; temporality; city dynamics; social media

Though sociologists have been interested in how temporal patterns of sociability vary in urban contexts, the study of city-level dynamics at short timescales has been challenging historically. Social media and new computational methods provide a solution. Our study clusters cities using sociality as...