Lexington Books
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978-1-4985-4857-1 • Hardback • December 2016 • $123.00 • (£95.00)
978-1-4985-4859-5 • Paperback • August 2018 • $55.99 • (£43.00)
978-1-4985-4858-8 • eBook • December 2016 • $53.00 • (£41.00)
Kehbuma Langmia is Fulbright scholar, professor, and chair of the Department of Strategic, Legal, and Management Communication at Howard University.
Tia C. M. Tyree is professor in the Department of Strategic, Legal, and Management Communications at Howard University.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Social Media as the Hydra, by Kehbuma Langmia
Part I: Social Media: Identity and Social Behaviors
Chapter 1: #THOTsBeLike: The Construction of the THOT Female Sexual Stereotype in Social Media, by Tia C. M. Tyree and Morgan D. Kirby
Chapter 2: “I Don’t Belong in Here!”: A Social Media Analysis of Digital Protest, Transgender Rights, and International Restroom Legislation, by Melvin L. Williams
Chapter 3: When Minors Become Sex Offenders: The Identity Crisis of Teenage Sexting, by Angela D. Minor
Chapter 4: The Dark Side of Social Media: A Content Analysis of Cyberbullying, by Jean-Louis P. Ntang-Beb and Leticia D. Williams
Chapter 5: How Minorities Use Social Media During Weather Related Crises: Results of a U.S. National Weather Survey, by Brandale N. Mills, Michelle A. Dovil, Leticia D. Williams and Tia C. M. Tyree
Part II: Social Media: Culture and the International Community
Chapter 6: The Coins for Justice Movement: The Rise of New Media Activism in Indonesia, by Maria N. D. Maer
Chapter 7: ICTs and Power Relations in Traditional Settings in Cameroon, by Agbome Salome Nangah and Julius Che Tita
Chapter 8: Towards a Framework for Communicating Women’s Health via Social Media in Jamaica, by Nickesia S. Gordon
Chapter 9: ICT use in Teaching, Research and Outreach in the University of Buea, Cameroon, by Kingsley L. Ngange and Melanie Tchewo
About the Editors and Contributors
Social Media: Culture and Identity is a tour de force! Written with inspiring compassion, we finally have a refreshingly clear and well-crafted exploration of how social media channels impact everyday marginalized identities.
— Ronald L. Jackson II, professor of media, race & identity, and author of African American Communication: Exploring Identity and Culture
This is a resource of choice for anyone seeking a deeper and broader knowledge and understanding of the new mediascape.
— Bala A. Musa, Azusa Pacific University
As an academic with an interest in understanding the intersection between human interaction and social media this collection of scholarly articles and research is by far one of the most exploratory and provides a much-needed view of the technology-driven world in which we thrive. From blogs ‘masquerading as news’ to the underpinnings of the social construct of the THOT and an investigation of hashtag activism, this text shines a light on the need for a fresh theoretical understanding of the new media environment and how this impacts socialization and culture.
— Francine Edwards, Delaware State University