Getting a second opinion: Social capital, digital inequalities, and health information repertoires

摘要: This research adopts a repertoire approach to examine the concept of health information defined as set sources through which people get information. Drawing on random sample survey in Austin, TX, it borrows concepts cultural omnivores and univores investigate how are related social capital digital inequalities. Results demonstrate that both size composition repertoires vary by connectivity. People with greater have larger less likely be dependent Internet or interpersonal contacts. access television. More skilled users contacts, whereas frequent more four-channel including Internet, television, newspaper. The positive relationship between is stronger among less-skilled users. There significant variations terms media sociodemographic characteristics. Scholarly practical implications discussed.