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Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2009
Abstract
The integration of the Internet into contemporary society worldwide has had a profound impact on the way we communicate, relate to ourselves, and to each other. Different users, depending on various characteristics such as age, gender, education, and sociocultural background, access the Internet for various communication needs such as exchanging emails, making new friends, or engaging in a serious discussion. Whatever the goal, users need to adjust to this new computer-mediated interactive environment, and they do so either in ways that reveal native cultural values, or reflect the creation of new cultural norms and conventions.
Publisher
Continuum
Publication Title
Learning cultures in online education
First Page
30
Last Page
51
Language (ISO)
English
Keywords
Identity, gender, synchronous cyberculture, cross-cultural study
Recommended Citation
Gunawardena, C. N., Idrissi Alami, A., Jayatilleke, G., & Bouacharine, F. (2009). Identity, gender, and language in synchronous cybercultures: A cross-cultural study. In R. Goodfellow & M. N. Lamy (Eds.), Learning cultures in online education (pp.30 –51). London, UK: Continuum.
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Comments
Pre-print version of the print version available on https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/learning-cultures-in-online-education-9781441158680/