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In: Berliner Beiträge zur Skandinavistik 13
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In: Berliner Beiträge zur Skandinavistik 13
In: Sociological inquiry: the quarterly journal of the International Sociology Honor Society, Band 80, Heft 1, S. 28-33
ISSN: 1475-682X
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 53, Heft 9, S. 1251-1256
ISSN: 1552-3381
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 53, Heft 9, S. 1251-1257
ISSN: 0002-7642
In: Marriage & family review, Band 45, Heft 6-8, S. 654-676
ISSN: 1540-9635
In: City & community: C & C, Band 5, Heft 4, S. 409-424
ISSN: 1540-6040
Some argue that use of the Internet tends to pull people's interests away from their local area and weaken community ties (e.g., Kraut et al., 1998). Others argue that the Internet is frequently used to strengthen local ties, and is becoming a tool for helping communities organize to achieve local interests (Hampton and Wellman, 2003). Our results from a 2005 random sample mail survey of 1,315 households in a rural region of the Western United States suggest that increased Internet usage is positively related to nominal and active levels of community participation while at the same time supporting affective networks outside the local area. The location of these communities in a rural region of the West and their substantial distance from a larger population concentration provide the opportunity to draw implications for community development in the Information age and address theoretical concerns about the effects of information technologies on communities of place and local social capital.
In: Social science history: the official journal of the Social Science History Association, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 145-176
ISSN: 1527-8034
In: New media & society: an international and interdisciplinary forum for the examination of the social dynamics of media and information change, Band 15, Heft 4, S. 519-540
ISSN: 1461-7315
Recent national, regional, and community-level research has shown that the Internet has the potential to provide a powerful medium for political engagement. Yet, systematic analyses that consider space and place as critical components of this area of research are lacking. This issue is important inasmuch as the extant literature has clearly shown that the diffusion of sophisticated Internet technology to some places has been slow and that the use of high-speed broadband modems has a significant impact on using the technology for social and economic purposes. The data for this study come from the nationally representative Pew Internet and American Life Study conducted in November 2008 directly after the United States presidential election. Although the results are consistent with previous research on both spatial and digital inequality in terms of Internet use, the interactions between race and place suggest that it is not just that the Obama campaign used new media to mobilize constituents, but that these efforts were realized in a particular region of the country and were particularly influential in given segments of the population. Implications for future research and the value of digital capital are discussed.
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 53, Heft 9, S. 1389-1422
ISSN: 1552-3381
Recent research suggests that Internet usage can positively influence social capital in rural communities by fostering avenues for voluntary participation and creating social networks. Most of this research has examined whether Internet use is associated with participation in local organizations and social networks but not the means by which residents use the technology to learn about local activities. To address this gap in the literature, the authors use a mixed-methods approach in an isolated rural region of the western United States to evaluate how residents use their connections to maintain local social networks and learn about local community events and organizations. The authors show that Internet usage can play an important role in building social capital in rural communities, thus extending the systemic model of rural voluntary participation and community attachment. Implications for rural community development are addressed.
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 53, Heft 9, S. 1389-1423
ISSN: 0002-7642
In: Social science history: the official journal of the Social Science History Association, Band 34, Heft 2, S. 129-169
ISSN: 1527-8034
In: Social science quarterly, Band 90, Heft 3, S. 553-575
ISSN: 1540-6237
Objective.First, we evaluate whether structural characteristics of people's family and friend social networks are associated with involvement in local and extra‐local civic participation. Second, we examine the interactions between social network attributes and personal characteristics on varied forms of participation.Methods.We draw on data from a random‐sample mail survey of 1,315 households.Results.Attributes of friend and family social networks are related to civic participation beyond the influence of human capital; however, the results from family and friend networks are substantively different. There are also differences in the way attributes of social networks are associated with local versus extra‐local participation. Finally, the interactions of human capital and social networks do not support previous research.Conclusions.Overall, the evidence substantiates extant theory on the effects that social relations have on civic engagement. However, the structure and constituency of networks and the form of civic engagement play an important yet undertheorized role.
In: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research; Handbook of Politics, S. 589-604
In: Sociological inquiry: the quarterly journal of the International Sociology Honor Society, Band 79, Heft 4, S. 391-417
ISSN: 1475-682X
AbstractRecently researchers have made efforts to reconceptualize digital inequality into discrete levels. These levels reflect access to and diffusion of technologies, proficiency in Internet usage, and propensity to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by information and communication technologies for assistance in daily life. We assess the utility of this approach for studying digital inequality across rural, suburban, and urban counties. Based on data from a 2005 nationally representative random sample telephone survey of 2,185 adults, the results provide mixed support for using this approach to studying digital inequality. In particular, we find that rural residents use Internet technologies less for assistance in helping with economics and other daily activities when compared with individuals from suburban and urban areas; however, our results suggest that this relationship is the product of the slow diffusion of advanced technologies to rural areas. The implications of these findings for understanding this under‐theorized form of inequality are discussed, and we make contributions to this literature through empirically addressing issues of digital capital.
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 70, Heft 1, S. 66-77
ISSN: 0033-362X