Finding the meaning of emo in youths’ online social networking. A qualitative study of contemporary Italian emo.

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Authors	SEGANTI Francesca Romana ŠMAHEL David
Year of publication	2011
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	First Monday
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Social Studies
Citation
Web	http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3197/3021
Field	Mass media, audiovision
Keywords	emo; adolescent; identity; social relations; online community
Description	This paper analyses how young Italians aged 16 to 19 who identify themselves with emo subculture use social network sites (SNSs) in constructing their identity and social relations. Based on a qualitative methodology, the findings supported our hypothesis that SNS are tools to socialise rather than isolate. Emo emerges as a powerful identity mark, which through dissemination in new media provides the foundation for a new sense of subcultural belonging.
Related projects:	Psychological and social characteristics of children, youth and families, development of the personality in the time of changes of modern society Risks of Internet Use for Children and Adolescents