Intimacy and social capital on Facebook: Beyond the psychological perspective

Lambert, Alexander Townshend

doi:10.1177/1461444815588902

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“…Third, as a countermove to the possibility that one's drunkenness becomes translated via online sharing to webpages of wider audiences, our interviewees have developed selfcensoring practices through which they aim to make their drinking an intimate, protected and predictable action (Lambert 2016;cf. Hendriks, Gebhardt, and Putte 2017).…”

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“…We need more research on how representative the different assemblages identified here are among young people; how the use of social media more exactly and concretely reorganizes young people's face-to-face drinking rituals; and on how social media as an actor in various kinds of assemblages transforms young people's spaces and group dynamics in drinking, intoxication, drinking selves and stories. We need to know more about what kinds of drinking-related assemblages social media is translated into among young people from different social backgrounds, cultural contexts, geographical areas, levels of education, digital literacy, and so forth (Lambert 2016); and about the actor-networks that enable young people to drink in virtual realities. A better understanding is needed of how young people's ways of sharing online information and self-presentations differ depending on the nature of the substance their messages deal with; and how practices of self-censorship (Duffy & Chan…”

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confidence: 99%

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How do social media-related attachments and assemblages encourage or reduce drinking among young people?

Törrönen

Roumeliotis

Samuelsson

et al. 2020

Journal of Youth Studies

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Research shows that young people's online practices have become a continuous, seamless and routine part of their physical and social worlds. Studies report contradictory findings on whether social media promotes intoxication-driven drinking cultures among young people or diminishes their alcohol consumption. By applying actor-network theory, our starting point is that the effects of social media depend on what kinds of concerns mediate its use. Social media alone cannot make young people drink more or less but influences their drinking in relation to specific attachments that we call here 'assemblages'. The data consist of individual interviews among girls (n = 32) and boys (n = 24) between 15 and 19 years old from Sweden, covering topics such as alcohol use, social media habits and leisure time activities. The paper maps the variety of assemblages that mediate young people's online practices and analyzes how young people's drinking-related social media assemblages increase, decrease or exclude their alcohol consumption. The analysis shows that social media-related attachments seem to reduce our interviewees' use of alcohol by providing competing activities, by transforming their drinking under the public eye, by reorganizing their party rituals to be less oriented towards drinking and by facilitating parents' monitoring of their drinking situations. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

How do social media-related attachments and assemblages encourage or reduce drinking among young people?

Törrönen

Roumeliotis

Samuelsson

et al. 2020

Journal of Youth Studies

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“…Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2011 p. 873). Indeed, social media use can provide positive benefits for users, including increased social capital (N. Ellison, Steinfield, & Lampe, 2006;Nicole B. Ellison et al, 2011;Lambert, 2016). In addition, Baker and Oswald (2010) found that using social media increased perceptions of friendship quality and provided social support for people who were shy.…”

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Helpful or harmful? Exploring the impact of social media usage on intimate relationships

Whiteside

Aleti

Pallant

et al. 2018

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Internet access in Australia is increasing with the most popular online activity reported by Australians being social media use. The literature is divided as to whether social media use is helpful or harmful to intimate relationships. Recent research from an Australian family counselling provider indicates that social media use is resulting in negative intimate relationship outcomes, echoing recent American research findings. However, other researchers note that social media use can have positive outcomes for intimate relationships and individuals. These different findings prompted this research which focuses on the impact of social media usage on intimate relationships using Facebook as a case study. A survey of 518 Australians examining Facebook usage, relationship satisfaction and household income was undertaken. The results suggest that relationship satisfaction varies based on types of social media usage when controlled for household income. For most respondents, social media usage did not have a negative impact on their relationship. However, results indicated that where their partner was a 'friend' on social media, they were less likely to report concerns relating to social media usage impacting their relationship. It was also found that those living alone or with children on low incomes were more likely to be dissatisfied with their relationships and rely on social media to connect with others. Finally, four types of Facebook usage were identified and mapped against intensity of usage and relationship satisfaction, indicating that the way in which social media is used impacts relationship satisfaction. These findings indicate that social media use is helpful for some intimate relationships and harmful for others based on individual usage and their interaction with their partner via the platform.

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“…The conceptual tools of Bourdieu's field theory have been applied extensively to the use of online communication, including attention to habitus and social capital (Julien, 2015;Lambert, 2016;Willig, Waltorp, & Hartley, 2015). Social networking sites provide an opportunity for individuals to develop their social networks and gain social capital, two known factors understood to contribute to psychological wellbeing.…”

Section: Social Networking Sites and Social Mediamentioning

confidence: 99%

Critical conversations: Social workers’ perceptions of the use of a closed Facebook group as a participatory professional space

Stanfield

Beddoe

Ballantyne³

et al. 2017

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INTRODUCTION:The rise of social media has been associated with rapid growth in different forms of digital networking, debate and activism. Many studies have traced the role of social media in mobilising people to take action on shared issues of concern across the world. Yet, while networked public spaces offer many possibilities for professional engagement and interaction, the technology also shapes social dynamics, raising questions over professional boundaries and the nature of online behaviour. METHODS:The development of a closed professional group on the social networking site, Facebook, provided an ideal opportunity to explore social workers' perceptions of participatory public space for professional deliberation and debate about public issues. Using a smallscale, case-study approach, group members were invited to complete an online survey and to participate in an interview which explored participants' motivation for joining the group, the frequency and nature of their contributions, how it felt to be a member and what they valued or found problematic about the group. FINDINGS:Those group members benefitted from the resources, research and professional development opportunities afforded to them and supported the professional potential and promise of social networking sites. They grappled with what constitutes ethical online behaviour and identified the site's limitations and strengths as a place to promote robust professional dialogue on social issues. IMPLICATIONS:Analysis of social workers' experience within participatory public spaces offers insight into how the profession can develop modern communication strategies and strong communities of practice in line with its professional principles and mandate.

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Intimacy and social capital on Facebook: Beyond the psychological perspective

Cited by 55 publications

References 48 publications

How do social media-related attachments and assemblages encourage or reduce drinking among young people?

How do social media-related attachments and assemblages encourage or reduce drinking among young people?

Helpful or harmful? Exploring the impact of social media usage on intimate relationships

Critical conversations: Social workers’ perceptions of the use of a closed Facebook group as a participatory professional space

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