Does the Internet Increase, Decrease, or Supplement Social Capital
Social Networks, Participation, and Community Commitment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3757714 |
|---|---|
| Authors | B Wellman (0000-0001-6340-8837, University of Toronto), Anabel Quan-Haase (0000-0002-2560-6709, University of Toronto), Anabel Quan Haase (University of Toronto), James C Witte (0000-0001-9410-4131, Clemson University), James Witte (Clemson University), Keith N Hampton (0000-0001-6181-4700, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Keith Hampton (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 436-455 |
| Publication date | 2001-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00027640121957286 |
| OpenAlex | W2170082337 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 483 |
| References cited | 41 |
How does the Internet affect social capital? Do the communication possibilities of the Internet increase, decrease, or supplement interpersonal contact, participation, and community commitment? This evidence comes from a 1998 survey of 39,211 visitors to the National Geographic Society Web site, one of the first large-scale Web surveys. The authors find that people's interaction online supplements their face-to-face and telephone communication without increasing or decreasing it. However, heavy Internet use is associated with increased participation in voluntary organizations and politics. Further support for this effect is the positive association between offline and online participation in voluntary organizations and politics. However, the effects of the Internet are not only positive: The heaviest users of the Internet are the least committed to online community. Taken together, this evidence suggests that the Internet is becoming normalized as it is incorporated into the routine practices of everyday life
Affect (linguistics) · Business · Geography · Internet research · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Scale (ratio) · Social capital · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of the Internet · The Internet · Voluntary association · World Wide Web · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 483 |
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| Citations per year | 19,32 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2026 (26) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 450 |