[Air-L] Tribes

[Reid, David]

My sincere thanks for all the replies to my original enquiry.
I will give the recommended readings and suggestions due consideration.
Regards

David Reid,
Charles Sturt University
NSW, Australia

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On 09/01/2013, at 1:03 PM, "Reid, David" <dareid at csu.edu.au> wrote:

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>> air-l at listserv.aoir.org
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>> Hello
>> In 1871 Charles Darwin mentioned the notion of tribes in his book
>> 'Descent of Man'.
>> I am conducting some preliminary secondary research into the nature and
>> activities of online, primarily social media based 'tribes'. I am
>> looking for:
>> 1. sources of literature from a general Social Sciences / Humanities
>> perspective
>> 2. any research or case studies that exist (preferably qualitative)
>> Please note my interest and future focus is Australasian in nature,
>> however any sources would be helpful.
>> I am also particularly interested in any data on youth based (or managed
>> social media) tribal activity.
>> Any assistance / guidance at this very preliminary stage would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>> Regards
>> David W Reid
>> Lecturer, Advertising
>> SCCI, Faculty of Arts
>> Charles Sturt University
>> Australia
>> dareid at csu.edu.au
>> http://au.linkedin.com/in/dwreid
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