Digitalizing Death: A Study of the Influence of Social Media on the Grieving Process
Thesis advisor: Sara Moorman === With the increasing digitalization of society, the line between private and public has blurred. Social network sites (SNSs) like Facebook and Instagram facilitate such a process, with users utilizing the sites for public displays of private emotions or events. What w...
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ndltd-BOSTON-oai-dlib.bc.edu-bc-ir_1080162019-05-10T07:34:48Z Digitalizing Death: A Study of the Influence of Social Media on the Grieving Process Hillis, Juliana Thesis advisor: Sara Moorman Text thesis 2018 Boston College English electronic application/pdf With the increasing digitalization of society, the line between private and public has blurred. Social network sites (SNSs) like Facebook and Instagram facilitate such a process, with users utilizing the sites for public displays of private emotions or events. What was once intimate conversation between two individuals or personal experience shared only with those in one’s physical company have become public conversations and shared experiences for networks of Friends and Followers to comment on, like, share, and survey. Consequently, social media has allowed for heightened expressions of grief, a formerly private experience, online through the use of images, words, and reactions. The current study uses survey and interview data to understand who uses social media to grieve the loss of a family member (a particularly private loss), why an individual might do this, and how such posting influences the grieving process for the social media user. Grief Social network sites Bereavement Facebook Instagram Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2018. Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. Discipline: Departmental Honors. Discipline: Sociology. Copyright is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108016 |
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Thesis advisor: Sara Moorman === With the increasing digitalization of society, the line between private and public has blurred. Social network sites (SNSs) like Facebook and Instagram facilitate such a process, with users utilizing the sites for public displays of private emotions or events. What was once intimate conversation between two individuals or personal experience shared only with those in one’s physical company have become public conversations and shared experiences for networks of Friends and Followers to comment on, like, share, and survey. Consequently, social media has allowed for heightened expressions of grief, a formerly private experience, online through the use of images, words, and reactions. The current study uses survey and interview data to understand who uses social media to grieve the loss of a family member (a particularly private loss), why an individual might do this, and how such posting influences the grieving process for the social media user. === Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2018. === Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. === Discipline: Departmental Honors. === Discipline: Sociology. |
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Digitalizing Death: A Study of the Influence of Social Media on the Grieving Process |
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