The Social Structure of Online Communities

by William Sims Bainbridge

With great potential benefit and possible harm, online social media platforms are transforming human society. Based on decades of deep exploration, distinguished scholar William Sims Bainbridge surveys our complex virtual society, harvesting insights about the future of our real world. Many pilot studies demonstrate valuable research methods and explanatory theories. Tracing membership interlocks between Facebook groups can chart the structure of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108499139
• ISBN13: 9781108499132
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.1"