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Field name	Details
Nuova numerazione	77694
Collocazione	UPS BIBL CENTR 39-C-632
Autore	FU, J.
Titolo	Chinese youth performing identities and navigating belonging online. Parte componente di periodico
Descrizione fisica	pp. 129-143.
Nota generale	Estratto da: Journal of youth studies 2018, 21, 2.
Riassunto	This paper examines the experiences of belonging of young Chinese internet users through an analysis of their online identity practices. Drawing on a qualitative research project about online citizenship practices of 31 young Chinese citizens from mainland China, I explore their experiences of belonging on two online platforms (Weibo and WeChat) and the identities formed and sustained through these experiences. The results show that young people experience different senses of belonging in different social media spaces. Their strategies in navigating these experiences are informed by (a) their perceptions of online spaces as private or public, and (b) using online identity performance as a supplement to or escape from identities in physical life. I argue that young Chinese internet users experience different senses of belonging by flexibly appropriating the affordances of social media platforms for communication and networking; these senses of belonging play a key role in forming and sustaining their identities, and are crucial for their wellbeing.
Tipo di documento	RICERCA.
Soggetto	INTERNET.
	ADOLESCENTI.
	SOCIAL NETWORK.
	IDENTITÀ.
	APPARTENENZA.
	COMUNICAZIONE.
	CINA.
Ambito	Sociologico
Titolo correlato	Journal of youth studies 2018, 21, 2.
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Chinese youth performing identities and navigating belonging online.