Ethno-racial identity displays on Facebook

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 158-188

  Grasmuck, Sherri ^a,b   Martin, Jason ^a,b   Zhao, Shanyang ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gladfelter Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DOMINANT COLOR; FACEBOOK; OFFLINE; SELF PRESENTATIONS; SOCIAL DYNAMICS; VIETNAMESE;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 70450191264     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01498.x     Document Type: Article

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