Human beings are likely to adopt the thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors of those around them. Simple decisions like what local store is best to shop at to more complex ones like vaccinating a child are influenced by these behavior patterns and social discourse.
Understanding the spread of behavior: How long-tie connections accelerate the speed of social contagion
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