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Qualitative Examination on the Influences of the Internet on Racism and its Online Manifestation

Brian TaeHyuk Keum
2017 International Journal of Cyber Behavior Psychology and Learning  

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Growingnumberofscholarshavenotedthatracismmaythriveandpersevereinexplicit,blatantforms intheonlinecontext.LittleresearchexistsonthenatureofracismontheInternet.Incontributing tothisemergingyetunderstudiedissue,thecurrentstudyconductedaninductivethematicanalysis toexaminepeople'sattitudetoward(a)howtheInternethasinfluencedracism,and(b)howpeople mayexperienceracismontheInternet.Thethemesrepresentedinthispapershowthattheincreased
more » ... otectionforexpressions and aggregation of racist attitudes. Some of the themes explicated positive influences in which peoplewerealsoabletoexpressandformanti-racistonlinemovements,andconfrontracistusers bytakingadvantageoftheincreasedanonymity.Intermsofhowracismwasexperiencedonthe Internet,theauthoridentifiedthefollowingthemes:vicariousobservation,racisthumor,negative racialstereotyping,racistonlinemedia,andracistonlinehategroups.Implicationsforfutureresearch onracismonInternetisdiscussed.
doi:10.4018/ijcbpl.2017070102 fatcat:trsywsydfrffvai6bfb3rjtp4e
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Brian TaeHyuk Keum. "Qualitative Examination on the Influences of the Internet on Racism and its Online Manifestation." International Journal of Cyber Behavior Psychology and Learning 7.3 (2017) 13-22