1st Edition

Social Media and Society

By Qihao Ji Copyright 2024
220 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 27 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

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. Offering readers an introduction to the uses, effects, and central debates surrounding the subject of social media, this text is organized into three... Read more

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

 

Biography

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.