Social media in emergent Brazil how the Internet affects social mobility
Based on 15 months of ethnographic research, this book aims to understand why low-income Brazilians have invested so much of their time and money in learning about social media. Juliano Spyer explores this question from a number of perspectives, including education, relationships, work and politics....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[London]
UCL Press
2017, 2017
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| Series: | Why We Post
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Based on 15 months of ethnographic research, this book aims to understand why low-income Brazilians have invested so much of their time and money in learning about social media. Juliano Spyer explores this question from a number of perspectives, including education, relationships, work and politics. He argues that social media is the way for low-income Brazilians to stay connected to the family and friends they see in person on a regular basis, which suggests that social media serves a crucial function in strengthening traditional social relations |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 241 pages |
| ISBN: | 178735170X 9781787351677 1787351661 9781787351691 1787351696 178735167X 9781787351660 9781787351707 |