Gendered Nature of Social Media Networks (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Rana, Usha; Singh, Rupender

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

There is a complicated interplay between gender dynamics and technology in the digital age, especially through social media. Combining the knowledge of seasoned professionals and academics from around the world, this new book investigates the complex and multifaceted relationship between gender and social media, providing an interdisciplinary and international viewpoint on the subject.

Each chapter of the book presents a distinctive viewpoint on the interaction between gender and social media. The book first provides a summary of the theoretical foundations and then delves into how social media platforms mediate and reflect societal constructs of gender and how those assumptions shape online experiences. The book also discusses how gender representation on social media platforms may either challenge conventional standards or reinforce stereotypes. The book observes how social media contributes to activism and social change, discussing how it has been used by feminist movements, LGBTQ+ activism, and diverse programs to address gender inequality. The book goes into further detail about these platforms' darker sides, including issues that include cyberbullying, harassment, and privacy worries that disproportionately affect women and other underrepresented groups.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040450246
• Artikelnr.: 75006349

Autorenporträt

Usha Rana, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Gender and Development Studies (SOGDS) at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi, India. Her research interests include women's studies, gender studies, research methodology, marginalized communities, and futurist research within society. She has presented and published more than 50 papers with publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, and Inderscience. Additionally, she serves as a reviewer for SSCI- and Scopus-indexed journals and books. She is a member of the International Sociological Association and a life member of the Indian Sociological Society and the Indian Association for Women's Studies (IAWS). Rupender Singh, PhD, is a Senior Specialist at Nokia Technologies in Espoo, Finland. Previously, he held various positions as research scientist, consultant, and postdoctoral fellow at the VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland, Lumenci, and National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, respectively. He was an Assistant Professor at the World Institute of Technology, Gurgaon, India, from 2009 to 2013. He has authored two books and published more than 50 papers in journals and conferences. He completed his PhD and MTech from the India Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, and Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India, respectively.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Dynamics of Social Media Influencers: Gendered Perspectives 2. Gender
Differences in Problematic Mobile Phone Use Among Hong Kong Adolescents 3.
Gender and Social Media Influencers 4. Exploring the Intersection of Gender
Norms and Stereotypes in Social Media 5. Gender and Artificial Intelligence
6. Female Bodies: Social Media as a Contested Site for Body Shaming Versus
Body Positivity 7. Gender and Online Activism: Reaction of Women in South
Africa to Gender-Based Violence 8. Fulfilling Tender Dreams with the Power
of Social Media: A Study of Small-Town Women Entrepreneurs 9. Gender
Inequality and Social Media Governance in Nigeria 10. Gender Issues and
Social Media Advocacy in an Afrocentric Society 11. Working the 'Gram:
Entrepreneurial Strategies of South African Muslim Women Who Own
Instagram-Based Businesses 12. Male Bodies, Stereotypes, and Desirability
in North East India: Online Dating and Electronic Romance 13. 'Keeping That
(Sexual) Motor Running': Investigating the Use of Online Pornographic and
Sexually Explicit Material Among South African Gay and Straight Men 14.
Exploring the Future of Gendered Social Media Networks 15. The Future of
Gendered Social Media Networks in the Artificial Intelligence Era