Social Capital, Social Network and Identity Bonds: A Reconceptualization

Hao Jiang, John M. Carroll

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Abstract

We argue that along with social network analysis, or approaches focusing on social ties and social networks, researchers in information science can also benefit from looking at the identity bonding perspective. In this paper, by synthetic and critical reviewing literature on related work from sociology and information science, we provide a new theoretical lens that calls attention to the role played by social identity in creating and increasing social capital.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationC and T 2009 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages51-60
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781605587134
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event4th International Conference on Communities and Technologies, C and T 2009 - University Park, PA, United States
Duration: Jun 25 2009Jun 27 2009

Publication series

NameC and T 2009 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
Volume2009-January

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Communities and Technologies, C and T 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityUniversity Park, PA
Period6/25/096/27/09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications

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