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标题：Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
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作者：Sello J. Sele ; Jan K. Coetzee ; Florian Elliker 等
期刊名称：Qualitative Sociology Review
印刷版ISSN：1733-8077
电子版ISSN：1733-8077
出版年度：2018
卷号：XIV
期号：4
页码：100-120
出版社：Lodz University
摘要：Online social networking (OSN) is an activity performed through social network sites (SNS) such as Facebook,Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram. OSN has become a dominant interaction mechanism withincontemporary society. Online platforms are woven inextricably into the fabric of individuals’ everydaylives, especially those of young adults. We present a mixed-methods study—conducted at the Universityof the Free State in Bloemfontein—that analyzes how students reflect on their everyday experiencesof OSN. The key theoretical frameworks guiding this research are phenomenology, existentialism, andreflexive sociology. These theoretical lenses collectively assist in broadening our understanding of the students’experiences that reveal the complexities associated with their interactions and social relations viaSNS. From their narratives we learn how the students make sense of their engagements on SNS, how theseengagements have an impact on their social interactions, and how OSN affects their self-presentation.
关键词：Online Social Networking (OSN); Social Network Sites (SNS); Social Interaction; Identity