Redefining Social Capital in the Virtual Arena

This study seeks to examine the phenomenology of social capital in the context of the daily interactions of actors in social networks and influenced by this network in the society. By participating in the new mentality of social networking, the actor experiences a different kind of social interaction in relation to the traditional method of interaction. A durable network for Bourdieu, with the opportunity to get to know each other, gives each member their full capital support and credits them. In examining and analyzing the components of social capital through interviewing and analyzing 25 samples, it was shown that the mutual recognition of the actor in the virtual arena suffers from ambiguity and ontological phenomena and decreases from the realistic to the idealistic level and trust is changed based on mutual recognition to the level of fundamental trust and confidence and it damages the aspects of security and confidence. Although the network of relationships expands, it is loose and temporary in quality. This expansion improves social capital in cases where people's recognition is not necessary (action is more functional than communicative). It also transcends social classifications, bringing the virtual arena closer to equity in the distribution of social capital. As a result of these changes in the components of social capital, we come to redefine this concept