Access to the internet in the context of community participation and community satisfaction

Bibliographic Data

ID12656248
AuthorsM J Dutta (0000-0002-2228-8100, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author), Mohan J Dutta-Bergman (Purdue University, USA,)
Year2005
Volume7
Issue1
Pages89-109
Publication date2005-01-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Media & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1461444805049146
OpenAlexW1992516032
LanguageEN
Citations received36
References cited26

The introduction of the internet in American life has led to debate among media scholars, sociologists and political scientists about the role of the internet in society. Two areas of research that have received substantial attention in the domain of internet effects are the digital divide and social capital. Digital divide researchers have pointed out the critical gaps in society among different groups in the context of their access to new media and technology. Social capital researchers have focused on the influence of the internet on community life. The article contributes to the literature by (a) consolidating the two concepts of access and community participation to articulate the community correlates of the digital divide, and (b) applying a complementary resource-based perspective to capture the relationship between the internet and community outcomes. It investigates the role of community access to the internet in the context of the participation of individuals in their communities and their satisfaction with community life

Context (archaeology · Digital divide · Internet access · Internet privacy · Internet research · Political science · Public relations · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Social Media and Politics

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