Symbolic interactionism is a theoretical perspective in sociology that addresses the manner
in which society is created and maintained through face-to-face, repeated, meaningful …

The emergence of the World Wide Web, smartphones, and computers has transformed the
world and enabled individuals to engage in crimes in a multitude of new ways …

Central to symbolic interactionist thought is the idea that individuals use language and
significant symbols in their communication with others. Rather than addressing how …

Social media and Internet data offer rich opportunities and vexing challenges for
sociocultural research. Explaining and extending prior approaches, Netnography …

In this article we review ethnographic research on the Internet and computer-mediated
communication. The technologically mediated environment prevents researchers from …

What happens to punks, clubbers, goths, riot grrls, soulies, break-dancers and queer scene
participants as they become older? For decades, research on spectacular'youth cultures' …

abstract After showing that authenticity is socially constructed rather than an attribute of that
which is called authentic, we examine the authenticity work involved in claiming authenticity …

Subcultures: The Basics is an accessible, engaging introduction to youth cultures in a global
context. Blending theory and practice to examine a range of subcultural movements …

Within Internet forums, members of certain (online) communities discuss matters of concern
to the respective groups, with comparatively few social restraints. For radical, extremist, and …

Ethnographic research is not just about the conduct of fieldwork. It also depends on
appropriate frames of analysis, and of ideas. This book, therefore, outlines a number of key …