Diversity of Methodological Approaches in Social Sciences : Example of the Analysis of Media and Online Information

• Autore: Lyubareva Inna
• Pubblicazione: Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2023; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 pages)
• Disciplina: 302.23072
• Soggetto topico: Social sciences; Online social networks
• Altri autori: WaldeckRoger
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Overview: Media, Information Pluralism and Methodological Choices -- Chapter 1. Online Platforms and Analysis of Community Dynamics -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Outline: Ulule and YouTube platforms -- 1.3. Exploring the social network and communities on the Ulule platform -- 1.3.1. Platform, data and construction of the social graph -- 1.3.2. Algorithmic approaches for the detection of communities on Ulule -- 1.3.3. Typology of community forms -- 1.4. Exploring the social network and communities on the YouTube platform -- 1.4.1. YouTube: data and construction of interaction graph -- 1.4.2. Construction of evolving communities -- 1.4.3. Community evolution graph -- 1.4.4. Description of the evolutionary forms of communities -- 1.4.5. Forms of community development on YouTube -- 1.5. Conclusion -- 1.6. References -- Chapter 2. Echo Chambers and Opinion Dynamics: An Agent-Based Modeling Approach -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Agent-based modeling -- 2.2.1. ABM modeling principles -- 2.2.2. The modeling cycle and the ODD representation -- 2.3. The sociology of echo chambers -- 2.3.1. A descriptive definition of the echo chamber -- 2.3.2. Reducing the echo chamber phenomenon into simple factors for modeling -- 2.4. Modeling echo chambers -- 2.4.1. The Netlogo model -- 2.4.2. ODD for the echo chamber model -- 2.4.3. A short review on the modeling of opinion dynamics -- 2.4.4. Results of the Netlogo model simulations -- 2.5. Conclusion -- 2.6. References -- Chapter 3. Diversity of Sources and Pluralism of Journalistic Framing: A Qualitative-Quantitative Sociosemiotic Approach -- 3.1. The sources: interfaces between writing and reality -- 3.2. Theoretical background -- 3.2.1. Framing theories -- 3.2.2. Toward a typology of sources -- 3.2.3. Citing sources -- 3.2.4. Formalizing hypotheses about discourse. ; 3.3. Processing and analysis of the corpus -- 3.3.1. Scope and corpus -- 3.3.2. Processing procedures and analysis -- 3.3.3. Processing and corpus enrichment -- 3.3.4. Analysis and results -- 3.4. Discussion and conclusion -- 3.5. References -- Chapter 4. Interviews as a Research Method for Understanding Online Information Pluralism -- 4.1. Introduction: the tools used by qualitative approaches in journalism studies -- 4.2. Semi-structured interviews to gather the views of stakeholders -- 4.2.1. Interview methods -- 4.2.2. The interview as a means to understanding the dynamics of online information pluralism -- 4.3. Conclusion -- 4.4. References -- Chapter 5. Media and Information Pluralism Through the Lens of Law -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Pluralism in European law -- 5.2.1. Council of European law -- 5.2.2. European Union law -- 5.3. Pluralism in French law -- 5.3.1. Pluralism in the constitution -- 5.3.2. Pluralism in legislation -- 5.4. Conclusion -- 5.5. References -- List of Authors -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, edited by Inna Lyubareva and Roger Waldeck, explores diverse methodologies in social sciences with a focus on media and online information analysis. It discusses the dynamics of online platforms like Ulule and YouTube, examining social network structures and community evolution. The book delves into the concept of echo chambers and opinion dynamics using agent-based modeling, providing insights into contemporary sociological phenomena. It also covers the pluralism of journalistic framing through a sociosemiotic approach and discusses research methods such as interviews for understanding online information pluralism. The book is intended for researchers, academics, and professionals interested in social sciences and media studies.
• Titolo autorizzato: Diversity of Methodological Approaches in Social Sciences
• ISBN: 9781394236565; 1394236565; 9781394236541; 1394236549
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910746896403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II