Culture-Laden Social Engagement: A Comparative Study of Social Relationships in Social Networking Sites among American, Chinese and Korean Users

Culture-Laden Social Engagement: A Comparative Study of Social Relationships in Social Networking Sites among American, Chinese and Korean Users

Sejung Marina Choi, Shu-Chuan Chu, Yoojung Kim
ISBN13: 9781466649798|ISBN10: 1466649798|EISBN13: 9781466649804
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch005
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Choi, Sejung Marina, et al. "Culture-Laden Social Engagement: A Comparative Study of Social Relationships in Social Networking Sites among American, Chinese and Korean Users." Cross-Cultural Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 63-79. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch005

APA

Choi, S. M., Chu, S., & Kim, Y. (2014). Culture-Laden Social Engagement: A Comparative Study of Social Relationships in Social Networking Sites among American, Chinese and Korean Users. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Cross-Cultural Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 63-79). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch005

Chicago

Choi, Sejung Marina, Shu-Chuan Chu, and Yoojung Kim. "Culture-Laden Social Engagement: A Comparative Study of Social Relationships in Social Networking Sites among American, Chinese and Korean Users." In Cross-Cultural Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 63-79. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch005

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Abstract

In today's online environment, social networking sites (SNSs) flourish across the globe as an effective venue for social engagement. The objective of this chapter is to conceptually discuss and empirically demonstrate how social interactions within SNSs are still culturally bound and mirror the users' prevailing cultural orientations. After discussing a conceptual framework for illustrating cultural forces in social relationships within SNSs, the authors present findings from an online survey of SNS users from three cultures: the US, China, and South Korea.

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