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Table of Contents

Facebook: Changing the Face of Communication

Research

1. Background: History and Prior Reviews . . . . . . . 3

A. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

B. Past reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2. Facebook in Theoretical Perspectives . . . . . . . . . 6

A. Diffusion of innovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

B. Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

C. Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

D. Expectancy violation theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

E. Intercultural communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

F. Psychological variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

G. Self-disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

H. Third person effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

I. Uses and gratifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3. Interpersonal Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

A. Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

B. Interpersonal relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

C. Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

D. Social capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

4. Journalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

5. Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

6. Political Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

7. Examining Corporate Facebook Use . . . . . . . . . .19

8. Legal and Ethical Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

A. Surveillance and privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

B. Free speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

C. Corporate policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

D. Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

9. Other Areas of Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

A. Heath communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

B. Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

C. Grief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

D. Negative aspects of Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . .25

E. Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

F. Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

10. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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