Finding the meaning of emo in youths’ online social networking. A qualitative study of contemporary Italian emo.
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | First Monday |
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| Web | http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3197/3021 |
| Field | Mass media, audiovision |
| Keywords | emo; adolescent; identity; social relations; online community |
| Description | This paper analyses how young Italians aged 16 to 19 who identify themselves with emo subculture use social network sites (SNSs) in constructing their identity and social relations. Based on a qualitative methodology, the findings supported our hypothesis that SNS are tools to socialise rather than isolate. Emo emerges as a powerful identity mark, which through dissemination in new media provides the foundation for a new sense of subcultural belonging. |
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