02107    a2200409   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001600136072001500152072001600167072001400183072001400197072001500211072001600226072001300242072001300255072001400268072001200282072001100294072001300305072001400318072002100332072002100353072002100374072002100395100001800416245006500434250000600499260003200505300001000537520113500547999001501682131706565420250317111632.0250312042016GB                   eng    a9781317065654  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 41.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJBCC2thema7 aGPS2thema7 aJBFH2thema7 aGL2thema7 aNH2thema7 aJHB2thema7 aJBSL2thema7 aJFC2bic7 aGPS2bic7 aJFFN2bic7 aGL2bic7 aH2bic7 aJHB2bic7 aJFSL2bic7 aSOC0020102bisac7 aSOC0240002bisac7 aSOC0260002bisac7 a302.302852bisac1 aAlexia Maddox10aResearch Methods and Global Online CommunitiesbA Case Study  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20160303  a270 p  bThis book brings into focus the technologically augmented nature of global online communities, advancing research methods that reveal the imprint of emergent social forms and characterise digital frontiers of social engagement. Drawing on insights from across the social sciences, it presents a case study of people with passions for reptiles and amphibians to illustrate for next generation researchers how to conduct community research in the real world.   Richly illustrated with ethnographic research, together with extensive survey and interview material drawn from around the world, Research Methods and Global Online Communities explores the changing nature of communities that form around common interests and are embedded in a digital architecture rather than place. In doing so, this book transcends the digital dualism of online/offline models of community and engages with debates on the social impacts of the internet and the adaptive nature of community.   As such, it will appeal to social scientists interested in innovative approaches to characterising digital communities through mixed-methods research practice.  c6796d6796