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Will Facebook save or destroy social capital? An empirical investigation into the effect of online interactions on trust and networks
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Abstract Studies in the social capital literature have documented two stylised facts: first, a decline in measures
of social participation has occurred in many OECD countries. Second, and more recently, the success of
social networking sites (SNSs) has resulted in a steep rise in online social participatio... mehr
Studies in the social capital literature have documented two stylised facts: first, a decline in measures
of social participation has occurred in many OECD countries. Second, and more recently, the success of
social networking sites (SNSs) has resulted in a steep rise in online social participation. Our study adds
to this body of research by conducting the first empirical assessment of how online networking affects
two economically relevant aspects of social capital, i.e. trust and sociability. We find that participation
in SNSs such as Facebook and Twitter has a positive effect on face-to-face interactions. However,
social trust decreases with online interactions. We argue that the rising practice of hate speech may
play a crucial role in the destruction of trust.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
soziale Beziehungen; soziale Partizipation; soziales Netzwerk; Digitale Spaltung; Sozialkapital; OECD-Staat; Vertrauen; Geselligkeit; Interaktion; Verhalten; Facebook
Klassifikation
interaktive, elektronische Medien
Kommunikationssoziologie, Sprachsoziologie, Soziolinguistik
Methode
empirisch
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2014
Erscheinungsort
Mannheim
Seitenangabe
47 S.
Schriftenreihe
GESIS-Working Papers, 2014/30
ISSN
1869-0491
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung