Communities and technologies: An approach to foster social capital?

Mark Ackerman; Marlene Huysman; John M. Carroll; Barry Wellman; Giorgio DeMichelis; Volker Wulf

Communities and technologies: An approach to foster social capital?

Mark Ackerman, Marlene Huysman, John M. Carroll, Barry Wellman, Giorgio DeMichelis, Volker Wulf

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Abstract

Communities are social entities whose actors share common needs, interests, or practices: they constitute the basic units of social experience. With regard to communities, social capital captures the structural, relational and cognitive aspects of the relationships among their members. Social capital is defined as a set of properties of a social entity (e.g. norms, level of trust, and intensive social networking) which enables joint activities and cooperation for mutual benefit. It can be understood as the glue which holds communities together. On this panel we will discuss whether and how information technology can strengthen communities by fostering social capital.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	406-408
Number of pages	3
State	Published - 2004
Event	Computer Supported Cooperative Work - Conference Proceedings, CSCW 2004 - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: Nov 6 2004 → Nov 10 2004

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Other	Computer Supported Cooperative Work - Conference Proceedings, CSCW 2004
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago, IL
Period	11/6/04 → 11/10/04

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Networks and Communications

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