RenRen and social capital in contemporary china

Naziat Choudhury; David Holmes

doi:10.4324/9781315160214-10

RenRen and social capital in contemporary china

Naziat Choudhury, David Holmes

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Abstract

The study of social media in China is underdeveloped, and has had little exposure to western media studies traditions. This paper investigates how Chinese urbanisation has created the conditions for the popularity of the social networking service RenRen.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Chinese Social Media
Subtitle of host publication	Social, Cultural, and Political Implications
Editors	Mike Kent, Katie Ellis, Jian Xu
Place of Publication	New York NY USA
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	8
Pages	106-116
Number of pages	11
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9781315160214
ISBN (Print)	9781138064775
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315160214-10
Publication status	Published - 2018

Publication series

Name	Routledge Research in Digital Media and Culture in Asia
Publisher	Routledge

Keywords

Social media
China

Access to Document

10.4324/9781315160214-10

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RenRen and social capital in contemporary china. / Choudhury, Naziat; Holmes, David.
Chinese Social Media: Social, Cultural, and Political Implications. ed. / Mike Kent; Katie Ellis; Jian Xu. 1st. ed. New York NY USA: Routledge, 2018. p. 106-116 (Routledge Research in Digital Media and Culture in Asia).

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