COM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Tunxis Community College, Online Dating Service, Collectivism
23 Nov 2020
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Online communities have a sense of space. Do not have to be geographically tied. Dictate norms for speaking (must be socialized into them) Social support in groups not explicitly designed as supportive. Different groups better suited for different types of support: members exchange resources that contribute to one another"s social capital, bridging and bonding theory, social relationships serve different functions for individuals and societies. Bonding relationships: exclusive, reinforce group identity, maintain membership boundaries: similar to strong and weak ties theory, shared identity (online communities, personal identity: a sense of who i am . Roles developed and enacted by use of consistent and systematic behaviors (answer people, discussion people, lurkers: social identity: a sense of who we are . Fosters in-group norms and resistance or opposition to out-groups: contexts for forming relationships, online dating. Each person sits at center of own personal community. Enabled by social media, especially social network sites: networked collectivism.
