{"product_id":"the-medium-internet-harming-or-promoting-social-capital-von-unknown","title":"The Medium Internet - Harming or Promoting Social Capital?","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Social Studies (General), grade: 1,33, Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH, language: English, abstract: While writing this essay, it became clear to me that our upcoming generation can hardly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimagine how this world looked like, before the triumph of the internet about ten years ago\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eturned our information-based society upside down. Internet has taken up an enormous speed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof growing, that justifies labeling it the Super Medium. Participation is easy and cheap; there\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis not much technology or expertise necessary, while at the same time traditional forms of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emedia, such as print media, letters, or the telephone are all combined and readily available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePertaining to the course background of this paper, the networking component of this medium\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eobviously plays a central role. The Internet facilitates finding partners for any form of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einteraction. Networking, furthermore, is possible on the societal and the individual level\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich is a unique feature. These and many more characteristics call for a more detailed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexamination of the internet with regards to Social Capital. Widespread research about this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelation has already been conducted, yet outcomes and interpretations vary drastically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis paper will bring more order in this conflicting field by tackling the question whether the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einternet has a positive or negative impact on Social Capital. Thus, first a precise definition of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Capital is provided. Followed by this, positive arguments about the internet are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresented and underpinned by existing research findings. The third section then focuses on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emajor refutations of the internet propagating Social Capital. Ultimately, a concise comparison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof both 'sides' shows that the positive impact of the internet overall prevails.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783640964826\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783640964826","offer_id":39442966806621,"sku":"9783640964826","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/aa32f17e-8dd2-4f4d-a0b1-d79320ff3e2c.jpg?v=1777782819","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/the-medium-internet-harming-or-promoting-social-capital-von-unknown","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}