According to recent research on trust, homophily is highly
linked to trust-building and trustworthiness. People who share certain characteristics
and categorizations tend to trust each other more and are perceived as rather
trustworthy by their peers. Looking at work environments this phenomenon is in
parts well researched. Especially the categories of age and gender found great
attention in recent studies. Other structural categories have been of interest
for other spaces than work. In my research I want to find out, which categories
influence trust-building in which way. Further questions include: How do these
circumstances affect leadership and the relationships between colleagues? How
do attraction, perception and sexuality affect trust-building?
