Social capital, social network and identity bonds: a reconceptualization

We argue that along with social network analysis researchers can also benefit from looking at the identity bonding perspective. In this paper, by synthetic and critical reviewing literature on related work from sociology and information science, we provide a new theoretical lens that calls attention to the role played by shared identity in creating social capital. Categories and Subject Descriptors J.4 [social and behavioral sciences]: Sociology General Terms Design, Human Factors, Theory. Keywords Identity bonds, Social capital, Social identity, Social tie

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CANDT
• Authors: Hao Jiang, John M. Carroll
• Keywords: CANDT 2009, Emerging Technology, Identity Bonding Perspective, Social, Social Capital