Social networking services are becoming parallel socialization universes. In these digital contexts, people tend to connect with others who share their perspectives and opinions about the world. Emerging voices are warning about the growing homophily resulting from these forms of socialization, which can have a negative impact on tolerance to diversity and the quality of social capital. Relational approach disciplines such as social work can provide digital skills and competences to improve the manner in which these services are used. In this article, the authors analyse how patterns of connectedness among social work graduates affect tolerance to diversity and social capital. A sample of 126 social work graduates was analysed to assess their connectedness patterns on Facebook. Participants were also asked about their digital competences and skills in order to know how these variables can mediate the achievement of tolerance to diversity and social capital. Results show that higher connectedness, when social work graduates have digital skills on Facebook, leads to higher tolerance to diversity and social capital. In order to counteract homophily, social workers must encourage users to acquire digital skills thus increasing tolerance for diversity.

社交网络服务正在成为平行的社交世界。在这些数字环境中，人们倾向于与其他人分享他们对世界的看法和观点。越来越多的声音警告人们，由于这些社会化形式而导致的同质化日益加剧，这可能会对人们对多样性的容忍度和社会资本的质量产生负面影响。关系方法学科（例如社会工作）可以提供数字技能和能力，以改善这些服务的使用方式。在本文中，作者分析了社会工作专业毕业生之间的联系方式如何影响对多样性和社会资本的容忍度。分析了126名社会工作专业毕业生的样本，以评估他们在Facebook上的联系方式。还向参与者询问了他们的数字能力和技能，以便了解这些变量如何介导对多样性和社会资本的宽容。结果显示，当社交工作毕业生在Facebook上拥有数字技能时，更高的联系度会导致对多样性和社会资本的更高容忍度。为了抵消同质性，社会工作者必须鼓励用户获得数字技能，从而提高对多样性的容忍度。