The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between the use of mass media by immigrant women in Korea and their capacity to form and build social capital, centering on their use of media such as; television, newspapers and the Internet. To achieve this research goal, the concept of social capital was reviewed and the relationship between trust, civic engagement and socio-political participation, which are components of social capital, were investigated.The study (n=335) measured the effects of consuming major media types on the formation of social capital within the sample population and identified the relationship between generic consumption patterns associated with individual media and the formation of social capital. In addition, this paper sheds light on the notion that a person’s socio-demographic background affects the formation and building of social capital and that trust and civic engagement affects socio-political participation.

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媒体使用在建立社会资本中的作用：韩国的多元文化主义案例

这项研究的目的是探讨韩国移民妇女对大众传媒的使用与她们形成和建立社会资本的能力之间的关系，并以她们对传媒的使用为中心。电视，报纸和互联网。为了实现这一研究目标，回顾了社会资本的概念，并研究了信任，公民参与和社会政治参与之间的关系，这些关系是社会资本的组成部分。该研究（n = 335）测量了消费专业知识的影响。媒体类型对样本人群内社会资本形成的影响，并确定与个体媒体相关的通用消费模式与社会资本形成之间的关系。此外，