What are the differences between the perceived unsolicited social support provided by offline communities and non-support-based virtual communities

There has been much academic debate since the advent of the internet as to the merits or shortcomings of the virtual community (Bell, 2001; Horrigan & Rainie, 2001; Rheingold, 1993/2000; Wellman, 2001a; Wilbur, 2000). I will demonstrate that, to date, very few researchers have touched on the soc...

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Main Author: Scadden, Edie (Author)
Other Authors: Johnson, Rosser (Contributor)
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Published: Auckland University of Technology, 2013-11-25T23:10:12Z.
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