Social media

Social media

Social media is the medium through which internet users can contact and share information over the internet.

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Typification

Sociology; Social media

Typification is a process of creating standard (typical) social construction based on standard assumptions.

Symbolic violence

Sociology; Social media

Also referred to as "soft" violence, symbolic violence accounts for the tacit almost unconscious modes of cultural/social domination occurring within the every-day social habits maintained over ...

Symbolic capital

Sociology; Social media

In sociology and anthropology, symbolic capital can be referred to as the resources available to an individual on the basis of honor, prestige or recognition, and functions as an authoritative ...

Polarisation

Sociology; Social media

Polarisation is the process whereby a social or political group is divided into two opposing sub-groups with fewer and fewer members of the group remaining neutral or holding an intermediate ...

Intercultural competence

Sociology; Social media

Intercultural competence is the ability of successful communication with people of other cultures.

Paralanguage

Sociology; Social media

Paralanguage refers to the non-verbal elements of communication used to modify meaning and convey emotion. Paralanguage may be expressed consciously or unconsciously, and it includes the pitch, ...

Sign value

Sociology; Social media

Sign value is the value accorded to an object because of how it impacts the social status of the possessor, as opposed to the value derived from use for its primary purpose.