Social Ties in Online Networking (original) (raw)
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Authors:
- Greti-Iulia Ivana
- Department of Sociology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Argues for the necessity of an in-depth relational approach towards understanding social networking and Facebook in particular
Addresses the issue of the lack of physical presence between Facebook users and how this determines their means of communication
Explores the distinction social media users make between Facebook and real life
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This book explores the relevance of social networking from the perspective of its users to reveal the sociological significance of (inter)active experiences on Facebook. In doing so, the work examines obscure aspects of Facebook by addressing such questions as: What constitutes keeping in touch?; how is knowing of the other different from being with the other?; and why is the presence of others such an important element of Facebook?
Social Ties in Online Networking discusses the significance of social networking activity through a collection of interviews with the users of Facebook. It analyses what they do, what they like and watch, but first and foremost how they intend their own actions and others’ actions to be perceived within the realm of social media. This book is an exploration of relationships, which will be of interest to academics and students in sociology, social theory, human geography, social networking, media studies and social psychology.
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"Graduate students, scholars and professionals interested in social media and sociology might find this book useful to better understand the implications of social media on the relationships with others online and offline.” (Margarita H. Tapia, CBQ Communication Booknotes Quarterly, Vol. 51 (3-4), 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
Department of Sociology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Greti-Iulia Ivana
About the author
Greti-Iulia Ivana is a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Department of Sociology at Uppsala University, Sweden
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Bibliographic Information
- Book Title: Social Ties in Online Networking
- Authors: Greti-Iulia Ivana
- Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Relational Sociology
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71595-7
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
- eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
- Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
- Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-71594-0Published: 31 January 2018
- Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89086-9Published: 04 June 2019
- eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-71595-7Published: 23 January 2018
- Series ISSN: 2946-4110
- Series E-ISSN: 2946-4129
- Edition Number: 1
- Number of Pages: XII, 226
- Topics: Media Sociology, Media and Communication, Social Media, Social Theory