Facebook as a new source of social exclusion in Web 2.0 era Cover Image

Facebook jako źródło wykluczenia społecznego ery Web 2.0
Facebook as a new source of social exclusion in Web 2.0 era

Author(s): Katarzyna Natalia Sobczak
Subject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication, Present Times (2010 - today), ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: exclusion; social network; Facebook;

Summary/Abstract: Social life in the 21st century is no longer composed simply of direct communication but also of technology-mediated one. Moreover, these two patterns of communication are both equally important. In such cyber-real world the Internet not only is the equalizing force which reduces traditionally understood social divisions but also offers additional opportunities and creates a new kind of social exclusion – the social network exclusion. The main aim of this article is an analysis of the mechanisms created by Facebook that exclude and limit the access to its content, as compared with the traditional forms of social life and exclusion.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 1-17
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish