There's an App for that: The Uses and Gratifications of Online Social Networks for Gay Men
There's an App for that: The Uses and Gratifications of Online Social Networks for Gay Men
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DOI：
10.1007/s12119-012-9127-4
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发表时间：
2012-12-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
Gudelunas, David
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作者：
Gudelunas, David
这篇文章是对男同性恋者广泛使用的社交网络应用和网站的使用和满足感的探索性研究。基于六个不同焦点小组的发现和对同性恋和双性恋男性的截获采访，本文探索了社交网站允许创建性少数群体虚拟社区的动机和感知到的好处。这篇论文还认为，这些技术的发展是男同性恋者与其他男同性恋者交流的更大历史的一部分，在这个文化中，谈论同性恋的言论受到严格的监管，而且往往受到限制。通过使用和满足的方法，本文讨论了将男同性恋者带入社交网站的需求和动机，他们如何管理在线的多重身份，以及他们在线活动所带来的满足感。
This essay is an exploratory study of the uses and gratifications of social networking applications and sites widely utilized by gay men. Based on findings from six different focus groups and intercept interviews with gay and bisexual men, this essay explores the motivations and perceived benefits of social networking sites that allow for the creation of a virtual community of sexual minorities. This paper also considers these technological developments as part of a larger history of gay men communicating with other gay men within a culture where talk about homosexuality is closely policed and often restricted. Through a uses and gratifications approach, this essay discusses the needs and motivations that bring gay men online to social network sites, how they manage multiple identities online and the resulting gratifications of their online activity.