Via online UI subscription, Recent research suggests that Internet usage can positively influence social capital in
rural communities by fostering avenues for voluntary participation and creating social
networks. Most of this research has examined whether Internet use is associated
with participation in local organizations and social networks but not the means by
which residents use the technology to learn about local activities. To address this
gap in the literature, the authors use a mixed-methods approach in an isolated rural
region of the western United States to evaluate how residents use their connections
to maintain local social networks and learn about local community events and
organizations. The authors show that Internet usage can play an important role in
building social capital in rural communities, thus extending the systemic model of rural
voluntary participation and community attachment. Implications for rural community
development are addressed.
Steeves, H. Leslie (author) and Porras, Luz Estella (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00447
Notes:
Pages 141-158 in Thomas L. McPhail (ed.), Development communication: reframing the role of the media. Electronic resource from Wiley InterScience. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK. 239 pages.
Steeves, H. Leslie (author) and Porras, Luz Estella (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00829
Notes:
Pages 141-158 in Thomas L. McPhail (ed.), Development communication: reframing the role of the media. Electronic resource from Wiley InterScience. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK. 239 pages.
Kulick, Don (author) and Willson, Margaret (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2002
Published:
Papua New Guinea
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00876
Notes:
Pages 270-285 in Kelly Askew and Richard R. Wilk (eds.), The anthropology of media: a reader. Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Blackwell Publishers Inc., Malden, Massachusetts. 416 pages., Describes how village residents interpret and react to Western-made films.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25582
Notes:
Pages 53-68 in Andrew A. Moemeka (ed.), Development communication in action: building understanding and creating participation. University Press of America, Inc., Lanham, Maryland. 325 pages.
