LEADER 04978nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910782873403321 005 20230207230115.0 010 $a0-292-79396-0 024 7 $a10.7560/717732 035 $a(CKB)1000000000720611 035 $a(EBL)3443360 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000145250 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11147602 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000145250 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10157010 035 $a(PQKB)11462344 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443360 035 $a(OCoLC)309871445 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2313 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443360 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10273734 035 $a(DE-B1597)586556 035 $a(OCoLC)1280943944 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292793965 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000720611 100 $a20080118d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aElectronic tribes$b[electronic resource] $ethe virtual worlds of geeks, gamers, shamans, and scammers /$fedited by Tyrone L. Adams and Stephen A. Smith 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (332 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-71773-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $gIntroduction,$tWhere is the shaman? /$rJim Parker --$t"Tribe by any other name..." /$rTyrone L. Adams and Stephen A. Smith --$tMimetic kinship : theorizing online "tribalism" /$rVeronica M. Davidov and Barbara Andersen --$tElectronic tribes (e-tribes) : some theoretical perspectives and implications /$rBolanle Olaniran --$tRevisiting the impact of tribalism on civil society : an investigation of the potential benefits of membership in an e-tribe on public discourse /$rChristina Standerfer --$tTheorizing the e-tribe on MySpace.com /$rDavid R. Dewberry --$tDon't date, craftsterbate : dialogue and resistance on Craftster.org /$rTerri L. Russ --$tGuild life in the world of Warcraft : online gaming tribalism /$rThomas Brignall III --$tAt the electronic Evergreen : a computer-mediated ethnography of tribalism in a newsgroup from Montserrat and afar /$rJonathan Skinner --$t"Like a neighborhood of sisters" : can culture be formed electronically? /$rDeborah Clark Vance --$tGerald M. Phillips as electronic tribal chief : socioforming cyberspace /$rAnn Rosenthal --$tDigital dreamtime, sonic talismans : music downloading and the tribal landscape /$rMichael C. Zalot --$tMagic, myth, and mayhem : tribalization in the digital age /$rLeonie Naughton --$tMundanes at the gate-- and perverts within : managing internal and external threats to community online /$rSteve Abrams and Smaragd Gru?n --$tBrotherhood of blood : Aryan tribalism and skinhead cybercrews /$rJody M. Roy --$tRadical tribes at Warre : primitivists on the net /$rMathieu O'Neil --$t"Tribe" migrates crime to cyberspace : Nigerian Igbos in 419 e-mail scams /$rFarooq A. Kperogi and Sandra Duhe?. 330 $aWhether people want to play games and download music, engage in social networking and professional collaboration, or view pornography and incite terror, the Internet provides myriad opportunities for people who share common interests to find each other. The contributors to this book argue that these self-selected online groups are best understood as tribes, with many of the same ramifications, both positive and negative, that tribalism has in the non-cyber world. In Electronic Tribes, the authors of sixteen competitively selected essays provide an up-to-the-minute look at the social uses and occasional abuses of online communication in the new media era. They explore many current Internet subcultures, including MySpace.com, craftster.org, massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) such as World of Warcraft, music downloading, white supremacist and other counterculture groups, and Nigerian e-mail scams. Their research raises compelling questions and some remarkable answers about the real-life social consequences of participating in electronic tribes. Collectively, the contributors to this book capture a profound shift in the way people connect, as communities formed by geographical proximity are giving way to communities?both online and offline?formed around ideas. 606 $aOnline social networks 606 $aInternet$xSocial aspects 606 $aTribes 606 $aCommunication and technology 615 0$aOnline social networks. 615 0$aInternet$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aTribes. 615 0$aCommunication and technology. 676 $a306.4/6 686 $aAP 18000$2rvk 701 $aAdams$b Tyrone$01539545 701 $aSmith$b Stephen A.$f1949-$01539546 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782873403321 996 $aElectronic tribes$93790490 997 $aUNINA