1、中文 5050 字， 2800 单词， 1.6 万 英文字符 出处： Hampton K N, Lee C J, Her E J. How new media affords network diversity: Direct and mediated access to social capital through participation in local social settingsJ. New Media & Society, 2011, 13(7):1031-1049. How new media affords network diversity: Direct and med
2、iated access to social capital through participation in local social settings Keith N. Hampton， Chul-joo Lee， Eun Ja Her Abstract This study examines how information and communication technologies mobile phone, social networking websites, blogging, instant messaging, and photo sharing are related to
3、 the diversity of peoples social networks. We find that a limited set of technologies directly afford diversity, but many indirectly contribute to diversity by supporting participation in traditional settings such as neighborhoods, voluntary groups, religious institutions, and public spaces. Only on
4、e internet activity, social networking websites, was related to lower levels of participation in a traditional setting: neighborhoods. However, when direct effects were included, the total influence of social networking services on diversity was positive. We argue that a focus on affordances of new
5、media for networked individualism fails to recognize the continued importance of place for the organization of personal networks: networks, that as a result of the persistent and pervasive nature of some new technologies, may be more diverse than at any time in recent history. Keywords:civic engagem
6、ent, community, echo chamber, pervasive awareness, social isolation, social support Introduction The relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs), participation in local public life, and network diversity is heavily debated. Some fear that the internet is pulling people away from participation in traditional local settings that have been associated with exposure to diverse others. Such settings include neighborhoods, voluntary groups, religious institutions, and
