Social media in society
- Cham Springer 2024
- xv, 210 p.
Table of contents: Front Matter Pages i-xv Download chapter PDF Introduction: Social Media Histories, Contexts, Development Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 1-16 Studying Social Media Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 17-40 Social Media Platforms: Technologies, Companies, Industries Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 41-59 Social Media and the Social Self: Individuals and Relationships Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 61-80 Social Media as a Creative Industry: Labour, Workplaces, Markets Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 81-99 Social Media, News and the Public Sphere Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 101-118 Social Media and Politics Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 119-146 Social Media and International Relations Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 147-168 The Dark Side of Social Media? Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 169-187 Conclusion: The Case for Hope, the Path Forward Jonathon Hutchinson, Fiona Suwana, Cameron McTernan Pages 189-205
This book is about the role that social media plays in the lives of individuals, societies, economies and polities. It therefore takes in a wide view of the emergent and changing impacts of social media platforms, and social media practices. As a consequence, it examines social media use through various intellectual and scholarly traditions --psychology, sociology, cultural studies, economics, and (national and global) politics – but it is primarily situated in the field of media and communications studies. As such, it frames its analysis of social media impacts using media studies concepts and terminology, and places media texts, forms, industries and agents (producers, audiences and other users) at the centre of each thematic chapter.