Digital Capital: Importance for Social Status in Contemporary Society and Antecedents of its Accumulation
Rodríguez-Camacho, Javier A.; Linder, Marc; Jütte, David; Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten
Abstract
- Choice-based conjoint experiment and questionnaire using 2,044 participants representative of German Internet population
- Empirical evidence supporting digital capital as a fundamental capital that significantly determines social status
- Status-enhancing effect similar to that of cultural capital, but less pronounced than for economic and social capital
- Factors influencing digital capital accumulation: digital upbringing, digitally savvy friends, gender, education, and age
Keywords
Digital capital; cultural capital; Bourdieu; digitalization, social status
Publication type
Research article (journal)
Peer reviewed
Yes
Publication status
Published
Year
2024
Journal
Computers in Human Behavior
Volume
159
ISSN
2949-8821
DOI
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