Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides original research on key issues in the field of identity management and social networking sites. The contributors to this volume draw on current research in the field and offer new theoretical frameworks and research methods, making the book useful for both students and scholars of social media.
Trade ReviewAn extremely useful collection of meticulous and well-chosen cases, encompassing a range of theoretical and practical issues. -- David J. Phillips, University of Toronto
Table of ContentsIntroduction, Carolyn Cunningham Part 1. Impression Management Strategies Chapter 1. Comparing Identity Management Strategies Across Social Media Platforms, Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff Chapter 2. "Looking the Part" and "Staying True": Balancing Impression Managment on Facebook, Judith Rosenbaum, Benjamin Johnson, Peter Stepman, and Koos Nuijten Chapter 3. Face-Off: Different Ways Identity is Privileged Through Facebook, Daniel C. Davis, Jessica A. Tougas, Margaeux B. Lippman, and Timothy W. Morris Part 2. Identity in Professional Contexts Chapter 4. Compressed Crystals: A Metaphor for Mediated Identity Expression, Bree McEwan and Jennifer J. Mease Chapter 5. Branding as Social Discourse: Identity Construction on Social and Professional Networking Sites, Corey Jay Liberman Chapter 6. Like Us on Facebook and Follow Us on Twitter: Corporate Identity Management Across Social Media Platforms, Binod Sundararajan and Malavika Sundararajan Part 3. Managing Intersectionality Chapter 7. Virtual Closets: Strategic Identity Construction and Social Media, Bruce E. Drushel Chapter 8. The Performative Possibilities of Social Media: Antoine Johnson, Amber Johnson Chapter 9. Using Social Media to Develop a Transgender Identity in a Virtual Community, Sara Green-Hamann and John C. Sherblom Part 4. The Light and Dark Side of Impression Management Chapter 10. Face Threatening Messages and Attraction in Social Networking Sites: Reconciling Strategic Self-Presentation with Negative Online Perceptions, Nicholas Brody and Jorge Peña Chapter 11. Psychological Benefits and Costs: A Self-Affirmation Framework for Understanding the Effects of Facebook Self-Presentation, Catalina Toma Chapter 12. What You Can Really Know about Someone from Their Facebook Profile (And Where You Should Look to Find Out), Jeffrey A. Hall and Natalie Pennington
