In this article I explore some dimensions of digital divide among Salvadoran immigrants in
the Washington DC metropolitan area. Three main issues are addressed: the configuration …

The social effects of Internet use have been a major concern for social scientists and society
alike. How the Internet affects social capital has been a hot topic in sociology and other …

Online social networks may be important avenues for building and maintaining social capital
as adult's age. However, fewstudies have explicitly examined the role online communities …

Objective: To document the sociodemographic characteristics and online use patterns of
older Australian Internet users as part of an exploratory study of the relationship between …

In this article we evaluate and compare the effects of social capital at home and social
capital at school on the frequency of involvement in delinquent behavior in the previous …

This article reviews the body of research on the use and role of instant messaging (IM) in
campus life, and how IM is a key part of university students' communication. IM is a …

US local governments are under increasing pressure to adopt electronic participation
technologies to engage stakeholders in decision-making. The choice set of technologies …

This chapter has three purposes: first, to review theoretical and practical aspects of the
concept of community that may be relevant to a better understanding of relationships …

O presente artigo parte de uma reconstrução dos conceitos de capital social, dentro de uma
abordagem de rede social, buscando compreender como o mesmo é encontrado em …

Recent research suggests that Internet usage can positively influence social capital in rural
communities by fostering avenues for voluntary participation and creating social networks …