Networked Individuality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7078438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marian Adolf (0000-0002-0608-2882, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosn034 |
| OpenAlex | W4245386240 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Networked Individuality (NI), while not a tightly defined term, usually denotes an increasingly prevalent mode of communication‐based sociation within modern societies against the background of the ascent of the new media – especially social network sites. The concept connects the social theoretical notion of individualization to the central role of media‐borne communication for establishing and maintaining social relations. As such, it takes into account the network‐architecture of contemporary forms of societal organization that converge with a media infrastructure giving rise to new ways for the individual to connect to others. NI draws on a long research tradition in communication studies as well as sociological theory. It seeks to join the findings of both perspectives. The proliferation of the Internet is accompanied by a two‐sided process of individualization that, on the one hand, consists of increasingly personalized media‐reception and communicative activity. On the other hand, the network organization of the Internet creates possibilities for reintegration by giving the users the opportunity to constantly refer to content circulating on the Internet and increasingly by referring to information about the individual itself. Adopting a network perspective that accounts for the many‐faceted and idiosyncratic communication behavior emerging today, NI denotes new ways of communicative engagement and social integration
Epistemology · Media studies · Network society · Perspective (graphical · Process (computing · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |