Converging cultures of communication
A comparative study of Internet use in China, Europe, and the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12656335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacob Ørmen (0000-0003-4807-8395, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author), Rasmus Helles (0000-0002-1746-4755, University of Copenhagen), Klaus Bruhn Jensen (0000-0003-2046-8391, University of Copenhagen) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1751-1772 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Media & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-4448 • E-ISSN: 1461-7315 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/14614448211015977 |
| OpenAlex | W3185682229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 31 |
Global Internet use is circumscribed by local political and economic institutions and inscribed in distinctive cultural practices. This article presents a comparative study of Internet use in China, the United States, and five European countries. The empirical findings suggest a convergence of cultures, specifically regarding interpersonal communication, alongside characteristic national and sociodemographic configurations of different prototypes of human communication. Drawing on the classic understanding of communication as a cultural process producing, maintaining, repairing, and transforming a shared reality, we interpret such configurations as cultures of communication, which can be seen to differ, overlap, and converge across regions in distinctive ways. Looking beyond traditional media systems, we call for further cross-cultural research on the Internet as a generic communication system joining global and local forms of interaction
China · Communication studies · Convergence (economics · Cultural Communication · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Geography · Inscribed figure · Intercultural communication · Interpersonal communication · Mass communication · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Anthropology · Communication · Computer Science · Digital Communication and Language · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |