Maintained Social Capital and Life Changes
Social networks change over time as relationships are formed or abandoned. Particularly
significant changes in social networks may affect one’s social capital, as when
a person moves from the geographic location in which their network was formed and
thus loses access to those social resources. Putnam (2000) argues that one of the
possible causes of decreased social capital in the U.S. is the increase in families
moving for job reasons; other research has explored the role of the Internet in these
transitions (Cummings, Lee, & Kraut, 2006; Wellman et al., 2001). Wellman et al.
(2001), for example, find that heavy Internet users rely on email to maintain long
distance relationships, rather than using it as a substitute for offline interactions with
those living nearby.
Maintained Social Capital and Life ChangesSocial networks change over time as relationships are formed or abandoned. Particularlysignificant changes in social networks may affect one’s social capital, as whena person moves from the geographic location in which their network was formed andthus loses access to those social resources. Putnam (2000) argues that one of thepossible causes of decreased social capital in the U.S. is the increase in familiesmoving for job reasons; other research has explored the role of the Internet in thesetransitions (Cummings, Lee, & Kraut, 2006; Wellman et al., 2001). Wellman et al.(2001), for example, find that heavy Internet users rely on email to maintain longdistance relationships, rather than using it as a substitute for offline interactions withthose living nearby.
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