[Air-L] Networked Individualism -- East Asian Style

[Barry Wellman]

is out now in the Online-only
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication

http://communication.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-119

Vincent Chua and I wrote the review article with a lot of help from our 
networks.

Here's the info:

“Networked individualism” represents the phenomenon that people are managers of 
their own personal networks. Networked individualism in an East (and Southeast) 
Asian context draws attention to the significant role of Asian social 
institutions and culture in the patterning of personal communities. When 
compared to Western situations—particularly American—East Asian personal 
communities are just as vibrant and supportive. They have woven seamlessly with 
digital media, extend both near and far, and are rich in social support. There 
are several differences that make East Asian societies unique, such as their 
strong focus on kinship, the salience of hierarchical social capital, the 
culture of mutual monitoring occurring through strong ties (e.g., guanxi), and 
the accelerated rise of digital media in everyday life.

Keywords: networked individualism, digital media, personal communities, social 
support, kinship, hierarchical social capital, mutual monitoring, guanxi, East 
Asia, Southeast Asia


DOI: 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.119

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