Studying identity and control in online worlds: ethnomethodology and categorization analysis and its applicability to virtual space

Studying identity and control in online worlds: ethnomethodology and categorization analysis and its applicability to virtual space

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University === The worlds encountered by players of online games are sociologically important, but attempts to observe and analyze action online has been stymied by methodological limitations. This paper analyzes research done on the online world for the subjects of identity, o...

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Main Author: Milik, Oskar T.
Language:en_US
Published: Boston University 2015
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/12522
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spelling ndltd-bu.edu-oai-open.bu.edu-2144-125222019-03-21T03:25:18Z Studying identity and control in online worlds: ethnomethodology and categorization analysis and its applicability to virtual space Milik, Oskar T. Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University The worlds encountered by players of online games are sociologically important, but attempts to observe and analyze action online has been stymied by methodological limitations. This paper analyzes research done on the online world for the subjects of identity, organization, and social control. It suggests a set of methodological tools for use with online research based on ethnography, ethnomethodology and categorization analysis that relies entirely on the online character for data. 2015-08-05T00:54:51Z 2015-08-05T00:54:51Z 2012 2012 Thesis/Dissertation (ALMA)contemp https://hdl.handle.net/2144/12522 en_US This thesis is being made available in OpenBU by permission of its author and is available for research purposes only. All rights are reserved to the author. Boston University
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description Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University === The worlds encountered by players of online games are sociologically important, but attempts to observe and analyze action online has been stymied by methodological limitations. This paper analyzes research done on the online world for the subjects of identity, organization, and social control. It suggests a set of methodological tools for use with online research based on ethnography, ethnomethodology and categorization analysis that relies entirely on the online character for data.
author Milik, Oskar T.
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title Studying identity and control in online worlds: ethnomethodology and categorization analysis and its applicability to virtual space
title_short Studying identity and control in online worlds: ethnomethodology and categorization analysis and its applicability to virtual space
title_full Studying identity and control in online worlds: ethnomethodology and categorization analysis and its applicability to virtual space
title_fullStr Studying identity and control in online worlds: ethnomethodology and categorization analysis and its applicability to virtual space
title_full_unstemmed Studying identity and control in online worlds: ethnomethodology and categorization analysis and its applicability to virtual space
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