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A Networked Self examines self presentation and social connection in the digital age. This collection brings together new work on online social networks by leading scholars from a variety of disciplines. The focus of the volume rests on the construction of the self, and what happens to self-identity when it is presented through networks of social connections in new media environments. The volume is structured around the core themes of identity, community, and culture ? the central themes of social network sites. Contributors address theory, research, and practical implications of many aspects of online social networks including self-presentation, behavioral norms, patterns and routines, social impact, privacy, class/gender/race divides, taste cultures online, uses of social networking sites within organizations, activism, civic engagement and political impact.
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A Networked Self, Zizi A. Papacharissi
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- A Networked Self
- Subtitle
- Identity, Community, and Culture on Social Network Sites
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Zizi A. Papacharissi
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 041580180X
- ISBN13
- 9780415801805
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Technology & Engineering, Psychology, Computers & Internet, Technology, Culture and Society, Internet
- Description
- A Networked Self examines self presentation and social connection in the digital age. This collection brings together new work on online social networks by leading scholars from a variety of disciplines. The focus of the volume rests on the construction of the self, and what happens to self-identity when it is presented through networks of social connections in new media environments. The volume is structured around the core themes of identity, community, and culture ? the central themes of social network sites. Contributors address theory, research, and practical implications of many aspects of online social networks including self-presentation, behavioral norms, patterns and routines, social impact, privacy, class/gender/race divides, taste cultures online, uses of social networking sites within organizations, activism, civic engagement and political impact.