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Record Nr.

UNINA9910155115103321

Autore

Keipi Teo

Titolo

Online hate and harmful content : cross-national perspectives / / Teo Keipi [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2016

New York : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

0-367-87696-5

1-315-62837-6

1-317-24084-7

1-317-24083-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 pages) : illustrations, charts; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Routledge advances in sociology ; ; 200

Classificazione

SOC000000SOC026000

Disciplina

302.3

Soggetti

Online identities

Online hate speech

Online social networks

Social interaction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Evolving social media -- 2. Social media and identity -- 3. Lifestyle and online risks -- 4. The rise of online hate -- 5. Impacts of online hate -- 6. Harm-advocating content online -- 7. Social spheres of online hate -- 8. Transformation of social networks and interactions.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the past few decades, various types of hate material have caused increasing concern. Today, the scope of hate is wider than ever, as easy and often-anonymous access to an enormous amount of online content has opened the Internet up to both use and abuse. By providing possibilities for inexpensive and instantaneous access without ties to geographic location or a user identification system, the Internet has permitted hate groups and individuals espousing hate to transmit their ideas to a worldwide audience. Online Hate and Harmful Content focuses on the role of potentially harmful online content, particularly among young people. This focus is explored through two approaches:



firstly, the commonality of online hate through cross-national survey statistics. This includes a discussion of the various implications of online hate for young people in terms of, for example, subjective wellbeing, trust, self-image and social relationships. Secondly, the book examines theoretical frameworks from the fields of sociology, social psychology and criminology that are useful for understanding online behaviour and online victimisation. Limitations of past theory are assessed and complemented with a novel theoretical model linking past work to the online environment as it exists today. An important and timely volume in this ever-changing digital age, this book is suitable for graduates and undergraduates interested in the fields of Internet and new media studies, social psychology and criminology. The analyses and findings of the book are also particularly relevant to practitioners and policy-makers working in the areas of Internet regulation, crime prevention, child protection and social work/youth work.