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The Family Of Online Reconstruction:the Communication Research Of WeChat Family Group

Posted on:2020-10-02Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y Y ZhouFull Text:PDF
GTID:2428330578978061Subject:Journalism and communication
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The family occupies an important position in the traditional Chinese society,but with the development of the society,the traditional family society has encountered great impact.However,in recent years,there is a phenomenon that deserves our attention,that is,on WeChat and other we-media,family-based social relations seem to have a Renaissance.Some people have established WeChat friend circle based on family and even the whole family on "we media".What is the role and significance of the family established on the network between friends and relatives?How is it different from the family in traditional Chinese society?These are questions worth thinking about.In this paper,one or two families are taken as research cases to discuss the function,structure and significance of the "family" formed on "we media".This paper is divided into six chapters.In the introduction part,starting from the change of social background,it explains the origin of the research,sorts out the research methods,sorts out the characteristics of the WeChat family group in the framework of relevant theories of communication and literature materials,and proposes the main problems of the research.In the first chapter,a preliminary macro survey is conducted on the overall use of WeChat family groups among respondents of different ages,city levels and education levels in China.In this chapter,the author uses the questionnaire survey method to preliminarily understand several preliminary conclusions about the use of domestic WeChat family group,which lays a eertain foundation for further specifie ease analysis and field participatory investigation.The second chapter introduces three specific case study objects of participatory observation in this paper,namely the three WeChat family groups of the author's family,which reflect the typical structure of the current main family.The time,reason and composition of the three family groups are explained.In the third chapter,the author analyzes the online and offline roles of three representatives of WeChat family group in different generations and discusses the similarities and differences between the roles of family members and real families in WeChat family group in a virtual online community based on the simulacrity theory.weChat family group shows a variety of characters and roles of family members that cannot be seen in daily and offline communication.The power structure of WeChat family group also shows the phenomenon of declining discourse power.Chapter four,in the era of new media,we believe that WeChat also plays a double connecting role.This chapter starts from the discussion of several typical issues of WeChat family group,analyzes the characteristics of members of family community participating in the issues,and then discusses the multiple cornections of WeChat family group to individuals,families and society.WeChat family group can bring positive influence on individuals to increase family sense of belonging and identity,but also interfere in personal life.In connection with families,WeChat family group transfers the "differential pattern"and "human society" of kinship relations in traditional Chinese society from reality to the online.In connection with the society,WeChat family group reflects social problems and inherits family culture under the same structure of family and country.The fifth chapter,different from the previous chapters,discusses the positive influence of WeChat family community on family members and the family society.This chapter mainly discusses several prominent issues mentioned by several interviewees in the participant observation,questionnaire survey and interview,and then discusses the negative impact of WeChat family community on family members and traditional family society,so as to make the research on family virtual community more comprehensive and three-dimensional.In chapter six,the WeChat family group in the new media environment provides a new possibility for the network Renaissance of the traditional family society.hn this chapter,the author sorts out and summarizes the phenomenon of WeChat family group obtained by various investigation methods,summarizes the characteristics of family community,discusses its role in traditional family relations,and thinks about the influence of virtual family community such as WeChat family group on family society and the future development direction.
Keywords/Search Tags:WeChat family group, Oline reconstruction, Family, New media, Communication studies
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