The online support group as a community: A micro-analysis of the interaction with a new member

Discourse Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-378

  Stommel, Wyke ^a   Koole, Tom ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Community of Practice; Computer mediated communication; Conversation Analysis; Eating disorders; Membership Categorization Analysis; Online support groups; Pro anorexia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953160254     PISSN: 14614456     EISSN: 14617080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461445609358518     Document Type: Article

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