Social media in emergent Brazil : how the Internet affects social mobility / Juliano Spyer.
Based on 15 months of ethnographic research, this book aims to understand why low-income Brazilians have invested so much of their time and money in learning about social media. Juliano Spyer explores this question from a number of perspectives, including education, relationships, work and politics....
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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[London] :
UCL Press,
2017.
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | Based on 15 months of ethnographic research, this book aims to understand why low-income Brazilians have invested so much of their time and money in learning about social media. Juliano Spyer explores this question from a number of perspectives, including education, relationships, work and politics. He argues that social media is the way for low-income Brazilians to stay connected to the family and friends they see in person on a regular basis, which suggests that social media serves a crucial function in strengthening traditional social relations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |