Social Media
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Slevin, James F Slevin (Stenden University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos0843 |
| OpenAlex | W4249376136 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Communication is a central feature of all forms social life. The study of the relationship between modern societies and the development of modern communication media has become a key area of sociological interest. The phrase social media indicates an intensification of this development, relationship, and interest. Despite all the popular attention they receive, social media and the impact of their development and use remain poorly understood. A major challenge in defining social media is the argument that all media are social in that they are developed and used by people and enable various forms of social action and interaction. In order to understand social media as a new development in communication and highlight their key characteristics from a sociological perspective, we must first dwell on the separate terms social and media , then progress from there
Action (physics · Argument (complex analysis · Key (lock · Perspective (graphical · Phrase · Political science · Social change · Social media · Sociology · Computer Science · Ethics and Social Impacts of AI · Law · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Social Media and Politics
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |