Social Media and Society

This book offers a detailed exploration of the role social media plays in our daily lives and across a variety of contexts, from social networking sites, messaging applications, and enterprise communication platforms, to virtual reality.

List of contents

Part 1 1. What is Social Media? 2. Social Media Users 3. Social Media Design and Affordance 4. Social Media Economy Part 2 5. Social Media and the Self 6. Social Media for Relationship Management 7. The Use of Social Media among Children and Older Adults 8. Social Media for Health and Fitness Part 3 9. Social Media for News and Information Sharing 10. Social Media for Social Movement and Political Campaign 11. Social Media Marketing 12. Social Media Entertainment and Well-being

About the author

Qihao Ji is Associate Professor of Communication at Marist College, USA. He teaches and conducts research on topics related to social media, media psychology, and entertainment media. His work on these subjects has appeared in various journals, including New Media & Society, International Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, International Journal of Press/Politics, and Media Psychology, among others.

Summary

This book offers a detailed exploration of the role social media plays in our daily lives and across a variety of contexts, from social networking sites, messaging applications, and enterprise communication platforms, to virtual reality.

Product details

• Authors: Qihao Ji
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2023
• EAN: 9781032399164
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239916-4
• No. of pages: 206
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Digital lifestyle, Impact of science & technology on society, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Impact of science and technology on society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies