Online Social Networking on Campus

Understanding What Matters in Student Culture

By Ana M. Martínez Alemán, Katherine Lynk Wartman

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1 Introduction: Campus Life Online

Chapter 2 Emergence and Acceleration: Computer-Mediated Communication and the College Student

  • The rise of the technological generation and the construction of individual identity and college culture
  • Internet history and use
  • Development of online social networking sites
  • Social networking sites as cultural phenomenon: Generally and on campus
  • College Student Identity: Issues and research on online social networking sites

Chapter 3 Students Speak: Campus Culture, Identity and Facebook

  • Facebook Primer
  • What Students Report about Their Facebook Use

  • Student Portraits
    • Kris
    • Jordan
    • Teresa
    • Matthew

  • Our Observations

Chapter 4 The New Campus Reality: Facebook and Student Affairs Practice

  • Do Administrators Belong on Facebook?
  • Student Leaders as Cultural Translators
  • Orienting Students to Campus Culture, both Real and Online
  • Supporting Student Development in the Expanding Campus Community

Chapter 5 The Future of the Campus Social Graph

  • What is the future of online social networking on campus?
  • Changing demographic of Facebook and Online Social Networks
  • Global Growth
  • New Niche Users
  • Post Script

References

Glossary

Index

Author Biographies

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