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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785154103321

Titolo

A networked self : identity, community and culture on social network sites / / edited by Zizi Papacharissi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-135-96615-X

1-135-96616-8

1-282-78232-0

9786612782329

0-203-87652-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PapacharissiZizi

Disciplina

302.30285

Soggetti

Online social networks - Psychological aspects

Identity (Psychology)

Information technology - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction and Keynote to A Networked Self; Part I: Context: Communication Theory and Social Network Sites; Chapter 1 Interaction of Interpersonal, Peer, and Media Influence Sources Online: A Research Agenda for Technology Convergence; Chapter 2 Social Network Sites as Networked Publics: Affordances, Dynamics, and Implications; Chapter 3 Social Networking: Addictive, Compulsive, Problematic, or Just Another Media Habit?; Chapter 4 Social Network Exploitation

Part II: Social Textures: Emerging Patterns of Sociability on Social Network SitesChapter 5 Social Network Sites as Virtual Communities; Chapter 6 With a Little Help From My Friends: How Social Network Sites Affect Social Capital Processes; Chapter 7 From Dabblers to Omnivores: A Typology of Social Network Site Usage; Chapter 8 Exploring the Use of Social Network Sites in the Workplace; Part III: Convergent Practices: Intuitive Appropriations of Social Network Site Affordances; Chapter 9 United We Stand?: Online Social Network Sites and Civic Engagement

Chapter 10 Between Barack and a Net Place: Motivations for Using



Social Network Sites and Blogs for Political InformationChapter 11 Working the Twittersphere: Microblogging as Professional Identity Construction; Chapter 12 Look At Us: Collective Narcissism in College Student Facebook Photo Galleries; Chapter 13 Copyright, Fair Use, and Social Networks; Chapter 14 Artificial Agents Entering Social Networks; Conclusion: A Networked Self; About the Editor; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 m