Editing Social capital (section)

=== Social capital scales ===
Many studies measure social capital by asking the question: "do you trust the others?" Other researches analyse the participation in voluntary associations or civic activities.

To expand upon the [[Methodology|methodological]] potential of measuring [[online and offline]] social bonding, as it relates to social capital, Williams (2006), offers a matrix of social capital measures that distinguishes social bridging as a form of less emotionally-tethered relationships compared to bonding. Bonding and bridging sub-scales are proposed, which have been adopted by over 300 scholarly articles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=8554118995697847065&as_sdt=205&sciodt=0,1&hl=en|title=Google Scholar|website=google.com|access-date=28 February 2015|archive-date=4 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204150302/https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=8554118995697847065&as_sdt=205&sciodt=0,1&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lin, Peng, Kim, Kim & LaRose (2012) offer a noteworthy application of the scale by measuring international residents originating from locations outside of the United States. The study found that social media platforms like [[Facebook]] provide an opportunity for increased social capital, but mostly for extroverts. However, less introverted social media users could engage social media and build social capital by connecting with Americans before arriving and then maintaining old relationships from home upon arriving to the states. The ultimate outcome of the study indicates that social capital is measurable and is a concept that may be [[Operationalization|operationalized]] to understand strategies for coping with [[cross-cultural]] immersion through online engagement.