The role of the internet in building social capital amongst homosexually active men: virtual communities in HIV prevention

互联网在同性恋活跃男性建立社会资本方面的作用：艾滋病毒预防中的虚拟社区

• 批准号: LP0561891
• 负责人: Prof Susan Kippax
• 金额: $ 15.7万
• 依托单位: The University of New South Wales
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-06-30 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP0561891
• 关键词: role; internet; building; social; capital

Social capital comprises features of social organisation such as civic participation, norms of reciprocity and trust in others that facilitate cooperation for mutual benefit, including health and wellbeing. The proposed research focuses on the role of the internet in producing the networks that engender social inclusion and community connectedness. There is scepticism about whether the 'virtual community' of the Internet can build social capital. The study will explore the potential benefits as well as harms to those homosexually active men who use the internet to access health information, meet sexual partners and build friendships that affirm gay identity and community inclusion.

社会资本包括社会组织的特征，如公民参与、互惠规范和对他人的信任，这些特征促进了互利合作，包括健康和福祉。拟议的研究侧重于互联网在产生社会包容和社区联系的网络中的作用。人们对互联网的“虚拟社区”能否建立社会资本持怀疑态度。这项研究将探讨对那些使用互联网获取健康信息、与性伴侣见面、建立友谊、确认同性恋身份和社区包容的同性恋活跃男性的潜在好处和危害。