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¹Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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Summary

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Diversity and community clustering are incompatible with immutable traits, but can coexist if cultural diversity is sufficiently large. This suggests cultural similarity can overcome segregation based on fixed characteristics.

Keywords:

Agent-based modeling Cultural dissemination Diversity Social networks

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Background:

Understanding the relationship between social diversity and community cohesion is crucial.
Existing models often struggle to reconcile diversity with strong social networks.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the compatibility of diversity and a sense of community using agent-based models.
To explore how mutable and immutable agent features influence social network clustering.

Main Methods:

Utilized agent-based models integrating the Schelling model of residential segregation and the Axelrod model of cultural dissemination.
Simulated social tie formation based on spatial proximity and homophily.

Main Results:

Diversity and highly clustered social networks are incompatible when agent features are immutable.
This incompatibility persists even with multiple independent immutable features.
Incompatibility breaks down when cultural diversity is sufficiently large, allowing diversity and clustering to coexist.

Conclusions:

Social segregation based on immutable traits (e.g., race) may be mitigated by strong cultural similarity.
A broad "scope of cultural possibilities" is essential for diversity and community clustering to coexist.