2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2005.00464.x
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Social capital and social support on the web: the case of an internet mother site

Abstract: Do virtual communities in cyberspace foster social capital and social support? Using participant observation and discourse analysis, we examine a mothering board on a parent's website and investigate whether social capital was present, and if so, how it was developed and used. We find three main types of communication emerge from our analysis: emotional support, instrumental support -both formal and informal, and community building/ protection, all of which contribute to the creation and maintenance of social … Show more

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“…An online support forum provides social capital in that it is an embedded community activated for purposeful action (Drentea & Moren-Cross, 2005). Social capital can take the form of social support in that it provides companionship, emotional and material aid, goods and services, information, and a sense of belonging (Wellman & Frank, 2001).…”
Section: Replies and Social Capitalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…An online support forum provides social capital in that it is an embedded community activated for purposeful action (Drentea & Moren-Cross, 2005). Social capital can take the form of social support in that it provides companionship, emotional and material aid, goods and services, information, and a sense of belonging (Wellman & Frank, 2001).…”
Section: Replies and Social Capitalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…À cet effet, l'étude de Miyata (2002), menée auprès de mères japonaises de jeunes enfants « tout-venant », montre que la participation à un groupe d'entraide en ligne peut favoriser le bien-être psychologique et augmenter l'estime de soi en procurant du soutien et un sentiment d'appartenance. Drentea et Moren-Cross (2005), qui se sont également intéressées à un forum de mères, constatent que le sentiment de « sécurité » ainsi que le soutien émotionnel et informationnel (formel et informel) favorisent le développement de capital social au sein de cette communauté virtuelle.…”
Section: Découvrir La Revueunclassified
“…Les forums de discussion participeraient à ce phénomène en déplaçant l'information des spécialistes vers les particuliers (Drentea et Moren-Cross, 2005). Selon Hardey (1999), la dominance du savoir des « experts » dans le domaine de la santé est mise à défi par la nouvelle pratique de recherche d'informations sur Internet, non seulement en raison d'un accès plus grand aux connaissances biomédicales, mais aussi par la présence d'information et de « savoirs » autres en matière de santé et de bien-être.…”
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“…This reality aligns with other content analyses of parenting forums, in which women/mothers are the dominant participants. 9,10,21,22 There were two main aspects of this theme: 1) feelings of mother guilt and societal expectations, and 2) cultural norms about children having "good teeth".…”
Section: And Received This Responsementioning
confidence: 99%