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Connected and Disconnected? On the Impact of Internet Use on Social Connectedness

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  • Volker G. Täube

    (Swiss Federal Statistical Office (SFSO))

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Based on Durkheim's idea that social differentiation in modern societies leads to division of labour and to increasing alienation between individuals some authors argue that the use of new technologies like the Internet will promote social isolation. Such a tendency towards a decline in Social Capital has been reported for the U.S. while citing decreasing numbers of membership in diverse organisations. The paper investigates similar tendencies for Switzerland and discusses the appropriateness of respective measures of social capital.

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  • Volker G. Täube, 2004. "Connected and Disconnected? On the Impact of Internet Use on Social Connectedness," Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, Springer, vol. 10(3), pages 227-241, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:comaot:v:10:y:2004:i:3:d:10.1023_b:cmot.0000045370.14508.fc
    DOI: 10.1023/B:CMOT.0000045370.14508.fc
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