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“Lost” in Conversations: Complex Social Behavior in Online Environments
Author Info
Livelsberger, Tara L.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244226331
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2009, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Sociology (Arts and Sciences).
Abstract
This study involves a sociological analysis of complex group behavior within an emergent computer-mediated community. This examination focuses on interpersonal relations and interactions within the context of a message board forum devoted to the television program Lost. Implementing qualitative methods including an extended case approach, netnography, as well as a grounded-based coding scheme, the findings of this study indicate that interpersonal relationships in online communities are structured by several characteristics. More specifically, behavior within this community is shaped by the norms, barriers, and conflicts that are distinct to this environment. Outcomes of this study include the identification of a clear link between the process of knowledge construction and the development of social ties in relation to a popular culturally-shared text.
Committee
Michelle Brown, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Bruce Hoffman, Dr. (Committee Member)
Christine Mattley, Dr. (Committee Member)
Pages
151 p.
Subject Headings
Communication
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Sociology
Keywords
social interaction
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online communication
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television series lost
;
online communities
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virtual social worlds
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online identity construction
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Livelsberger, T. L. (2009).
“Lost” in Conversations: Complex Social Behavior in Online Environments
[Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244226331
APA Style (7th edition)
Livelsberger, Tara.
“Lost” in Conversations: Complex Social Behavior in Online Environments.
2009. Ohio University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244226331.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Livelsberger, Tara. "“Lost” in Conversations: Complex Social Behavior in Online Environments." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1244226331
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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