Concept information
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communication and media studies
communication studies
communication theory
applications and contexts
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communication and media studies
communication studies
communication theory
information, media, and communication technology
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social psychology
interpersonal relationships
human relationships
social context of relationships
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micro-interactionist theory
social interaction
human relationships
social context of relationships
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transnational crime and justice
definitions, changing concepts, and impact of transnational crime
communication technology
telecommunications
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library and information science
information science
information and communication technology
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organization studies encyc
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information and communication technology
telecommunications
Preferred term
computer-mediated communication
Definition
- Computer-mediated communication (CMC) refers to human-human interaction via the computer. Some of the popular applications of CMC are email, instant messaging (IM), chat rooms, bulletin boards, and newsgroups. [Source: Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media; Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC)]
Broader concept
- applications and contexts
- communication processes
- computers and electronic media
- group performance and problem solving
- group structure
- information, media, and communication technology
- organizations
- social context of relationships
- technologies
- telecommunications
- types of communication
- types of groups and subgroups
Narrower concepts
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/computer-mediated_communication
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