Communication and Community
	Quantity in Basket:none Code: 978-1-61289-115-6 Price:$33.95 Title: Communication and Community Editor(s): Patricia Moy Publish Date: May 2013 Pages: 316 Format: Paper
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Community-building. Global community, Networked community. Traditionally described vis-à-vis notions of physical spaces, the notion of community has evolved over the centuries. And, as the contributors to this volume illustrate, the concept remains a critical one today. The chapters illustrate the nuanced processes by which communication flows within various communities. They depict the forces by which our lives are shaped by the past and the present, by individual beliefs and social dynamics, by peers as well as power structures, and certainly, by the myriad messages that permeate our lifespace. The scholarship presented herein explores the impact of social, political, technological, and economic developments on how communication and community shape each other. Most notably, the volume illustrates the opportunities and challenges created by these continuing transformations in communication and community. Contents: Foreword, Cynthia Stohl. Introduction, Patricia Moy. Conceptual Retention in Epistemic Communities: Examining the Role of Social Structure, Drew B. Margolin and Peter R. Monge. Cosmopolitanism and Parochialism in Global News Networks: The Case of CNN International, BBC World News, Al-Jazeera English, and France 24, Akiba A. Cohen and Erga Atad. The Salience of Issues in Different Communities in Qatar, Michael W. Traugott, Jill Wittrock, Amina Ahmed Albloshi, Fatimah Ali A-Khaldi, Kaltham Khalifa Al-Suwaidi, and Sara Ali Zikri. National Memory in News Discourses: The Influence of War Memories to National Identity, Choonghee Han. Cosmopolitan by Default? The Significance of Place for Diasporic Identities, Christine Lohmeier. Studying Diaspora Relations in the Field of Global Public Relations, Vanessa Bravo. Individual Differences in Need to Belong in Users of Social Networking Sites, Sabine Reich and Peter Vorderer. Real Friends and Virtual Life? Computer Games as Foci of Activity for Social Community Building, Emese Domahidi, Michael Scharkow, and Thorsten Quandt. The Spiral of Silence and the Wikipedia Online Community, Thomas Roessing. Dualistic Discourse Universes and Opinion Expression in Online Versus Offline Communities, Fei Shen and Ning Wang. Communication and Sociodemographic Forces Shaping Civic Engagement Patterns in a Multiethnic City, Nien-Tsu Nancy Chen, Katherine Ognyanov, Nan Zhao, Wenlin Liu, Daniela Gerson, Sandra Ball-Rokeach, and Michael Parks. Contentious Communities: Examining Antecedents to Opinion Perception and Expression during Site-Selection for a Bioresearch Facility, Andrew R. Binder, Dietram A. Scheufele, and Dominique Brossard. Online Skills, Media Use, and Inequalities in Participation, Hans Martens and Philippe Meers. Contributors. Author Index. Subject Index.