Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
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 within contemporary society. Online platforms are woven inextricably into the fabric of individuals’ everyday...
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| author | Sello J. Sele Jan K. Coetzee Florian Elliker Cornie Groenewald Sethulego Z. Matebesi |
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| description | 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 within contemporary society. Online platforms are woven inextricably into the fabric of individuals’ everyday lives, especially those of young adults. We present a mixed-methods study—conducted at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein—that analyzes how students reflect on their everyday experiences of OSN. The key theoretical frameworks guiding this research are phenomenology, existentialism, and reflexive 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 via SNS. From their narratives we learn how the students make sense of their engagements on SNS, how these engagements have an impact on their social interactions, and how OSN affects their self-presentation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93a2f2968ba54551aff1b1d46167f1022022-12-22T00:13:12ZengLodz University PressQualitative Sociology Review1733-80772018-12-0114410012010.18778/1733-8077.14.4.073982Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, BloemfonteinSello J. Sele0Jan K. CoetzeeFlorian Elliker1Cornie Groenewald2Sethulego Z. MatebesiSello J. Sele, Jan K. Coetzee, Florian Elliker, Sethulego Z. Matebesi - University of the Free State, South AfricaUniversity of St. Gallen, Switzerland, University of the Free State, South AfricaStellenbosch University, South AfricaOnline 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 within contemporary society. Online platforms are woven inextricably into the fabric of individuals’ everyday lives, especially those of young adults. We present a mixed-methods study—conducted at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein—that analyzes how students reflect on their everyday experiences of OSN. The key theoretical frameworks guiding this research are phenomenology, existentialism, and reflexive 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 via SNS. From their narratives we learn how the students make sense of their engagements on SNS, how these engagements have an impact on their social interactions, and how OSN affects their self-presentation.https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/qualit/article/view/3982Online Social Networking (OSN)Social Network Sites (SNS)Social InteractionIdentity |
| spellingShingle | Sello J. Sele Jan K. Coetzee Florian Elliker Cornie Groenewald Sethulego Z. Matebesi Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein Qualitative Sociology Review Online Social Networking (OSN) Social Network Sites (SNS) Social Interaction Identity |
| title | Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein |
| title_full | Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein |
| title_fullStr | Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein |
| title_full_unstemmed | Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein |
| title_short | Online Social Networking, Interactions, and Relations: Students at the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein |
| title_sort | online social networking interactions and relations students at the university of the free state bloemfontein |
| topic | Online Social Networking (OSN) Social Network Sites (SNS) Social Interaction Identity |
| url | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/qualit/article/view/3982 |
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