Facebook or Renren? A comparative study of social networking site use and social capital among Chinese international students in the United States

Li, Xiaoqian; Chen, Wenhong

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2014.02.012

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“…There are 7 articles focusing on Chinese international students' social networking in the U.S., with 4 applying quantitative survey methods (Li & Chen, 2014;Yang et al, 2004;Ye, 2006a;Ye, 2006b) and 3 qualitative studies adopting a variety of approaches including ethnography (Fraiberg & Cui, 2016), case study (M. Wang, 2016), and a combination of observations, interviews and document analysis (Lin, 2006).…”

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Chinese International Students’ Experiences in American Higher Education Institutes: A Critical Review of the Literature

Zhang‐Wu

2018

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Using database searches in ProQuest Sociology, Education Research Complete, ERIC, and Google Scholar, this landscape literature review provides research synthesis and analysis on research designs, underlying assumptions and findings of 21 recent peer-reviewed scholarly articles focusing on Chinese international students’ experiences in American higher education institutes. Patterns observed across studies regarding colorblind racism are presented in the discussion. Towards the end, this review closes with implications and directions for future research.

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“…Qualitative (ethnographic approach) Li & Chen (2014) Quantitative (survey analysis) Lin (2006) Qualitative (observations, interviews, document analysis) M. Wang (2016) Qualitative (case study) Yang et al (2004) Quantitative (survey analysis) Ye (2006a) Quantitative (survey analysis) Ye (2006b) Quantitative (survey analysis)…”

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Chinese International Students’ Experiences in American Higher Education Institutes: A Critical Review of the Literature

Zhang‐Wu

2018

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“…Early studies suggested that the Internet decreased sociability by reducing face‐to‐face interaction. However, recently, studies have demonstrated that Internet use, especially online communication, can increase the size of social networks or/and supplement sociability offline (Räsänen and Kouvo, ; Li and Chen, ). OSNs allow individuals to develop and maintain relationships with an extremely large number of people, regardless of location and distance.…”

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Response to advertising on online social networks: the role of social capital

Pinho

Soares

2015

Int J Consumer Studies

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The objective of this study is to analyse the marketing value obtained from developing and maintaining social relationships through online social networks (OSNs). We propose and test a structural model that considers a number of antecedents to response to advertising, namely social capital, social status and sociability. Data was gathered through the administration of a structured online questionnaire to a sample of 274 online social network users. Results show that social capital derived from participating in OSNs has a positive impact on social status and sociability; in turn this has a positive impact in response to advertising. This study advances theory by analysing the impact of bonding and bridging social capital on both social status and sociability. Additionally, it examines the impact of both of these constructs on response to advertising. The confirmation of the significance of social capital gained though participation in OSNs and its impact on response to ads provides support for the notion that the relationally-oriented and marketing-oriented management of OSNs are compatible. These findings are of great relevance for the appropriate management of company presence on OSNs. Online Social Networks (OSNs) have become a significant phenomenon in human communication and are redefining relationships and communication patterns (Krishnamurthy and Dou, 2008). In spite of being relatively recent, OSNs have drawn the attention of marketing researchers and marketers alike. A relevant implication of this phenomenon pertains to how resources rooted in OSN relationships impact on different dimensions of consumer behaviour. The relational implications probably constitute the most salient dimension of OSNs. Individuals resort to OSNs mainly to enhance their social relationships and interactions, improving their social life performance. The role of OSNs as an important communication tool that contribute to interpersonal interaction is well established.However, there is a dearth of studies on how interpersonal motives influence the use of OSNs. This study attempts to expand our understanding of OSNs, with particular incidence in Facebook use by specifically examining how social capital and sociability impact the response to advertising (Li, 2011;Steinfield, DiMicco, Ellison, Steinfield

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“…Furthermore, the use of both the theory and methodology networks has already crossed the boundaries of social science and reached multiple fields (for a revision see: Kadushin, 2012). Its application has become interdisciplinary and has motivated the adoption of new methods in numerous scientific areas, like psychology (Brass, 2011;Kalish & Robins, 2006;Vachon, 1982), human behavior (Li & Chen, 2014) or social media & emotions (Kivran-Swaine & Naaman, 2011;Lin & Qiu, 2012;Tadic, Gligorijevic, Mitrovic, & Suvakov, 2013), to name just a few. In fact, with the growing access to social data and more interdisciplinary studies, new approaches can be explored to understand how the online environment and its objects may interact differently among different users.…”

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confidence: 99%