Benefits of Internet use in supporting rural life : managing social networks and exchanging social support in a rural area

Benefits of Internet use in supporting rural life : managing social networks and exchanging social support in a rural area

The purpose of this study was (1) to examine rural residents’ perceived social support from Internet use for communication and (2) to understand the meanings associated with rural Internet users’ social media use, particularly with respect to mediating diverse social ties and exchanging different ty...

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Main Author: Park, Namsu
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Rural community
Online communication
Social support
Social networks
Social ties
Social media
Computer-mediated communication
Social network sites
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-947

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