Does the Internet matter for strong ties? Bonding social capital, Internet use, and age-based inequality

被引:20
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作者
Neves, Barbara Barbosa [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, TAGlab, Toronto, ON, Canada
[2] Univ Lisbon, CAPP, Lisbon, Portugal
来源
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SOCIOLOGY-REVUE INTERNATIONALE DE SOCIOLOGIE | 2015年 / 25卷 / 03期
关键词
bonding; social capital; social networks; Internet; age;
D O I
10.1080/03906701.2015.1050307
中图分类号
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要
As the Internet becomes pervasive in western societies, social capital emerges as a valuable sociological tool to analyze the social effects of Internet use. Thus, a growing body of research has been looking into the relationship between social capital and Internet usage. This research has been showing a positive relationship between them; however, results are not as conclusive when we consider one of the main dimensions of social capital: bonding. Bonding relates to resources that are embedded in one's strong ties (i.e., family members and close friends). The study of bonding is of particular sociological interest, since the discussion around the social effects of the Internet still suggests that it takes time away from strong ties and that is more useful to connect with weak ties (i.e., acquaintances). This study examines the relationship between bonding and the Internet, using representative survey data and semi-structured interviews from Portugal. Findings show that bonding is predicted positively by Internet use but negatively by age. On one hand, the Internet seems to compensate for the negative age effect because older adults who use it are more likely to have a high level of bonding. On the other hand, the Internet reinforces accumulated social advantage.
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页码:415 / 433
页数:19
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