Does the Internet matter for strong ties? Bonding social capital, Internet use, and age-based inequality
Does the Internet matter for strong ties? Bonding social capital, Internet use, and age-based inequality
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互联网对于牢固的联系重要吗？
DOI：
10.1080/03906701.2015.1050307
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发表时间：
2015
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通讯作者：
B. Neves
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作者：
B. Neves
随着互联网在西方社会的普及，社会资本成为分析互联网使用的社会影响的一个有价值的社会学工具。因此，越来越多的研究一直在寻找社会资本和互联网使用之间的关系。这项研究已经显示出它们之间的正相关关系;然而，当我们考虑社会资本的主要维度之一：结合时，结果并不那么确定。联系与嵌入在一个人的牢固关系中的资源有关（即，家庭成员和亲密的朋友）。对联系的研究具有特殊的社会学意义，因为围绕互联网社会影响的讨论仍然表明，与强关系联系需要时间，而与弱关系联系更有用（即，熟人）。本研究探讨债券和互联网之间的关系，使用代表性的调查数据和半结构化的采访，从葡萄牙。研究结果表明，结合是积极的预测互联网的使用，但消极的年龄。一方面，互联网似乎弥补了年龄的负面影响，因为使用互联网的老年人更有可能建立高水平的联系。另一方面，互联网强化了积累的社会优势。
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.
DOI：
10.1016/j.socec.2007.06.014
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2007-05
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Macroeconomics: Consumption
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作者：
Soumyananda Dinda
通讯作者：
Soumyananda Dinda