Abstract: Since the 2016 presidential election, news accounts and scientific research have illustrated how defriending, a term originally associated with dropping Facebook friends, echoes in our broader, offline social lives. And what may seem like a simple decision to cut off a difficult relationship may actually deepen divisions in society…
Citation: Pachucki, M.C., Paik, A. 2023. Ditching a friend who is not like you can deepen social inequality. The Conversation. April 10, 2023.