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Unpacking Social Media’s Role in Resource Provision: Variations across Relational and Communicative Properties

Vitak, Jessica - In: Societies 4 (2014) 4, pp. 561-586

resources by analyzing relational and Facebook-specific characteristics of dyadic relationships. Results suggest that the social …

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Characterizing Cyberbullying among College Students: Hacking, Dirty Laundry, and Mocking

Kota, Rajitha; Schoohs, Shari; Benson, Meghan; Moreno, … - In: Societies 4 (2014) 4, pp. 549-560

Bullying behaviors occur across the lifespan and have increasingly migrated to online platforms where they are known as cyberbullying. The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of cyberbullying among college students. Participants were recruited for focus groups through purposeful...

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Let the Weakest Link Go! Empirical Explorations on the Relative Importance of Weak and Strong Ties on Social Networking Sites

Krämer, Nicole C.; Rösner, Leonie; Eimler, Sabrina C.; … - In: Societies 4 (2014) 4, pp. 785-809

sites suggest that weak ties/bridging<i> versus</i> strong ties/bonding social capital should be distinguished and that … while bonding social capital is connected to emotional support, bridging social capital entails the provision of information …. Additionally, recent studies imply the notion that weak ties/bridging social capital are gaining increasing importance in today …

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Managers’ Identification with and Adoption of Telehealthcare

Hendy, Jane; Chrysanthaki, Theopisti; Barlow, James - In: Societies 4 (2014) 3, pp. 428-445

This paper presents managerial attempts at implementing telehealthcare. Our longitudinal, ethnographic case studies document both successful and failed implementations across five health and social care organisations in England. We draw on theories of organisational identity, sensemaking and...

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The Challenge of Parenting Girls in Neighborhoods of Different Perceived Quality

Ahonen, Lia; Loeber, Rolf; Hipwell, Alison; Stepp, Stephanie - In: Societies 4 (2014) 3, pp. 414-427

It is well-known that disadvantaged neighborhoods, as officially identified through census data, harbor higher numbers of delinquent individuals than advantaged neighborhoods. What is much less known is whether parents’ perception of the neighborhood problems predicts low parental engagement...

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Consequences of Parenting on Adolescent Outcomes

Hoskins, Donna Hancock - In: Societies 4 (2014) 3, pp. 506-531

In recent years, substantial gains have been made in our understanding of the influence of parenting behaviors and styles on adolescent emotional and behavioral outcomes. Empirical work focusing on the associations between parenting and adolescent outcomes is important because the influence of...

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Apps as Artefacts: Towards a Critical Perspective on Mobile Health and Medical Apps

Lupton, Deborah - In: Societies 4 (2014) 4, pp. 606-622

Although over 100,000 health and medical mobile apps have been placed on the market, few critical social analyses have been yet undertaken of the role of these apps in healthcare, preventive health and health promotion. In this article I present an argument for approaching the study of mobile...

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Social Networks as a Coping Strategy for Food Insecurity and Hunger for Young Aboriginal and Canadian Children

Tam, Benita Y.; Findlay, Leanne; Kohen, Dafna - In: Societies 4 (2014) 3, pp. 463-476

Traditional foods and food sharing are important components of Aboriginal culture, helping to create, maintain, and reinforce social bonds. However, limitations in food access and availability may have contributed to food insecurity among Aboriginal people. The present article takes a closer...

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Against the Use of Knowledge Gained from Animal Experimentation

Tuvel, Rebecca - In: Societies 5 (2015) 1, pp. 220-244

While there exists considerable protest against the use of animals in experimentation, less protest is voiced against the use of knowledge gained from animal experimentation. Pulling from arguments against the use of Nazi data, I suggest that using knowledge gained from animal experimentation...

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Cyberbullying or Cyber Aggression?: A Review of Existing Definitions of Cyber-Based Peer-to-Peer Aggression

Corcoran, Lucie; Guckin, Conor Mc; Prentice, Garry - In: Societies 5 (2015) 2, pp. 245-255

Due to the ongoing debate regarding the definitions and measurement of cyberbullying, the present article critically appraises the existing literature and offers direction regarding the question of how best to conceptualise peer-to-peer abuse in a cyber context. Variations across definitions are...

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