Social Exclusion and Resilience: Examining Social Network Stratification among People in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Relationships

Replication files to Fischer M. M. (2021). Social Exclusion and Resilience: Examining Social Network Stratification among People in Same-Sex and Different-Sex Relationships. Social Forces (online advance). https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soab019

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.

复刻文件至Fischer M. M. (2021)《社会排斥与韧性：探讨同性恋与异性恋人群中社会网络分层》. 社会力量（在线提前发布）. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soab019

摘要
被边缘化的社会群体所构成的社会网络可能面临着一种独特的结构力量，即社会排斥。本研究通过荷兰同性恋与异性恋关系的国家样本（N = 1,329），探讨了性取向作为社会网络分层因素的现状。具体而言，本研究对比了其网络规模与构成。总体而言，网络结构相似，但存在一些显著差异。与异性恋者相比，同性恋者的网络规模更大，且与原生家庭的联系较少，而朋友关系较多。这为选择家庭假说提供了支持，并表明人们采用韧性策略，如构建替代社区，以对抗来自原生家庭的社会排斥。进一步的研究结果还显示，在所有关系类型中，同性恋者中的男性在其网络中与同性建立的联系最少。总体而言，研究结果揭示了性取向作为一个值得深入研究的维度，它不仅是社会网络分层的独立因素，而且在性别交叉的层面上亦具有重要意义。