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Association: Name: Rural Sociological Society URL: http://ruralsociology.org
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LaRose, Robert., Gregg, Jennifer., Strover, Sharon. and Straubhaar, Joseph. "Understanding Online Social Support in Rural America: Strengthening Social Ties or Promoting Out-Migration?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Marriott Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, <Not Available>. 2008-06-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p204825_index.html>

LaRose, R. , Gregg, J. , Strover, S. and Straubhaar, J. "Understanding Online Social Support in Rural America: Strengthening Social Ties or Promoting Out-Migration?" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Marriott Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California <Not Available>. 2008-06-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p204825_index.html

Publication Type: Poster Abstract: Whether the internet increases or reduces social support is part of a continuing controversy that some call the Internet Paradox: how a medium of social interaction can weaken social ties. Rural communities provide a unique context for studying this issue since their residents may have a heightened need for social support. The present research examined the effects of internet usage on perceived social support in sample of 891 internet users drawn from four rural communities. Path analysis revealed a link between the use of the internet to obtain social outcomes and perceived social support. However, the ability to obtain online social support also decreased community attachment. Further Internet adoption by rural residents thus has the ability to both strengthen and disrupt rural communities. This research supported by the National Research Initiative of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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