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Title Interpersonal relations and social patterns in communication technologies : discourse norms, language structures and cultural variables / Jung-ran Park, Eileen G. Abels, [editors]
Published Hershey, PA : Information Science Reference, ©2010
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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 495 pages) : illustrations
Contents ""Table of Contents""; ""Detailed Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Section 1 Online Identity and Self Presentation""; ""Chapter 1 The Paradox of Computer- Mediated Communication and Identity: Peril, Promise and Second Life""; ""Chapter 2 Social Activism in the � Blackosphere�: The Jena 6 Case""; ""Chapter 3 Textual Expectations, (Dis) Embodiment, and Social Presence in CMC""; ""Chapter 4 Disclosure Decisions in Existing Relationships Online: Exploring Motivations for CMC Channel Choice""; ""Section 2 Interpersonal Relationships and Gendered Communication""
""Chapter 5 Relationship Development and Maintenance in a Mediated World""""Chapter 6 “ Is it a Boy or a Girl?� Anonymity and Gender in Computer- Mediated Interactions""; ""Chapter 7 Gender Style Differences in Mediated Communication""; ""Section 3 Language Action and Discourse Features in CMC""; ""Chapter 8 The Role of Metaphors in the Interpersonal Discourse of Online Forums""; ""Chapter 9 Self and Identity in Personal Blogs: A Cross- Linguistic and Cross- Cultural Perspective""; ""Chapter 10 Discourse Features in Nigerian Online Discussion Forums""
""Chapter 11 Complicating Communication in Computer Mediate Environments: A Textual Analysis of Blogs in the First- Year Writing Classroom""""Chapter 12 Learning to Work Virtually: Conversational Repair as a Resource for Norm Development in Computer- Mediated Team Meetings""; ""Section 4 Online Learning and Collaboration""; ""Chapter 13 In a Virtual Classroom, Who Has a “ Voice�: A Discourse Analysis of Student- Instructor Interactions in Two Second Life- Based Courses""; ""Chapter 14 Blended Learning Communities: Relational and Identity Networks""
""Chapter 15 Blurring Boundaries with Computer- Mediated Communication: Academic- Personal Palimpsest as a Means of New Knowledge Production""""Chapter 16 Mediated Group Development""; ""Chapter 17 Collaborating with a (Non) Collaborator: Interpersonal Dynamics and Constructions of Identity in Graduate Online Learning""; ""Section 5 Social Support and Networking and Social Technology""; ""Chapter 18 A Cross- Cultural Comparison of American and Overseas Chinese Prenatal and Postnatal Women�s Online Social Support Behavior in Two Online Message Boards""
""Chapter 19 Culturally Unique Social Patterns in Computer- Mediated Social Networking""""Chapter 20 The Representation of National Political Freedom on Web Interface Design: A Comparative Study of Government- Based and Business- Oriented Web Sites""; ""Chapter 21 Sharing Usability Information: A Communication Paradox""; ""Compilation of References""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""
Summary "This book provides interdisciplinary perspectives utilizing a variety of research methods to uncover the fundamental components of computer-mediated communication (i.e., language, interpersonal relations/communication and information technology) which will be discussed in the following section"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Telecommunication -- Social aspects.
Computer networks -- Social aspects
Internet -- Social aspects.
Interpersonal relations.
COMPUTERS -- Information Technology.
Computer networks -- Social aspects
Internet -- Social aspects
Interpersonal relations
Telecommunication -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Park, Jung-ran.
Abels, Eileen G.
LC no. 2009053957
ISBN 9781615208289
1615208283
1282563904
9781282563902
9786612563904
6612563907