Ethics and social media
Implications for sociolinguistics in the networked public1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3634585 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alex D’arcy (0000-0002-4316-350X, Thompson Rivers University), Alexandra D’arcy, Taylor Marie Young (Thompson Rivers University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 532-546 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sociolinguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-6441 • E-ISSN: 1467-9841 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2012.00543.x |
| OpenAlex | W2137671741 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 33 |
As a popular agora for writing identity into being, the networked public of social media sites presents exciting and unprecedented possibilities for sociolinguistic research. At the same time, these sites raise a wealth of unfamiliar methodological and ethical issues, and debate concerning appropriate ethical measures for research targeting online discourse communities is emergent. One of the most pressing debates concerns the visibility of online interaction (i.e. its locus between the public and private ends of the continuum). Although they exist freely online, networked publics are not public forums. They are governed by both personal and communal norms, and they are networked. This combination of factors gives rise to unique ethical challenges, particularly in the case of Facebook, an accessible and data-rich, yet problematic, research site. This paper reviews the ethical difficulties presented by Facebook, and presents a framework for ethnographic sociolinguistic research that uses this site as a source of data.En tant qu'espace public privilégié pour la création de l'identitéà travers l'écriture, le public ≪réseauté≫ (interconnecté) des sites des médias sociaux présente des possibilités prometteuses et sans précédent pour la recherché en sociolinguistique. Cependant, ces sites soulèvent de nombreuses questions méthodologiques et éthiques qui sont nouvelles, d'où l'émergence de discussions portant sur les mesures éthiques appropriées pour la recherche qui vise les communautés discursives en ligne. Un des débats concerne la visibilité de l'interaction en ligne (c.-à-d. sa place entre les extrémités privée et publique du continuum). Bien qu'ils existent de façon libre en ligne, les réseaux publics ne sont pas des forums publics. Ils sont gouvernés à la fois par des normes personnelles et communautaires, et ils sont interconnectés. Cette combinaison de facteurs donne naissance à des défis éthiques uniques, en particulier dans le cas de Facebook, un site de recherche accessible et riche en données, mais problématique. Cet article passe en revue les difficultés éthiques que Facebook présente, et offre un cadre de travail pour la recherche sociolinguistique ethnographique utilisant ce site comme source de données. [French
Aesthetics · Art · Ethnography · Humanities · Identity (music · Linguistics · Media studies · Political science · Publics · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Anthropology · Digital Communication and Language · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Linguistic Variation and Morphology
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Postscript
Introduction
Scrutinizing Linguistic Gratuity
Some principles of linguistic methodology
Language style as audience design
Adolescent social structure and the spread of linguistic change
Objectivity and commitment in linguistic science
Social network and social class
Why be normal
Homegirls
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |