Howard Becker in Hyperspace

Social Learning in an On-Line Drug Community

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2152804
AutoresMichael L Rosino (0000-0002-3602-8107, University of Connecticut), Michael Rosino, Annulla Linders (0000-0003-3703-3159, University of Cincinnati)
Ano2015
Volume36
Fascículo9
Páginas725-739
Data de publicação2015-09-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2014.977114
OpenAlexW1531829395
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas34

Analyzing on-line drug communities provides important insights into the connection between computer-mediated communication and drug use in contemporary society. Drawing on social learning theory, we analyze conversations within the on-line community DMT-Nexus. We find that the on-line context affects the social learning process concerning drug use in distinct ways and identify how users gain relevant knowledge and interpretive strategies and acquire credibility. Based on these findings, we propose an expansion of Becker's social learning model of drug use reflecting the unique constraints and opportunities of on-line contexts including the importance of vivid textual descriptions and modes of communication

Criminology · Geometry · Hyperspace · Line (geometry · Social learning · Sociology · Complex Network Analysis Techniques · Computer Science · Mathematics · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Psychology · Social Psychology · Wikis in Education and Collaboration · Artificial Intelligence