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Social media is the medium through which internet users can contact and share information over the internet.

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imaginary

Sociology; Social media

An imaginary, or social imaginary is the set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society.

identity

Sociology; Social media

Identity is an umbrella term used throughout the social sciences to describe a person's conception and expression of their individuality or group affiliations (such as national identity and cultural ...

homology

Sociology; Social media

Homologies are structural resonances between the different elements making up a socio-cultural whole.

homosociality

Sociology; Social media

In sociology, homosociality describes same-sex relationships that are not of a romantic or sexual nature, such as friendship, mentorship, or others.

heterosociality

Sociology; Social media

Heterosociality describes social relations with persons of the opposite sex or preference for such relations, often excluding relationships of a romantic or sexual nature.

habitus

Sociology; Social media

Habitus is a structure of the mind characterized by a set of acquired schemata, sensibilities, dispositions and taste. The particular contents of the habitus are the result of the objectification of ...

normalization

Sociology; Social media

Normalization refers to social processes through which ideas and actions come to be seen as "normal" and become taken-for-granted or 'natural' in everyday life.

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