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http://dx.doi.org/10.9728/dcs.2018.19.8.1471

An Exploratory Study on Modalities and Harmful Effects of 'Chinmokjil(Socializing Behavior)'  

Jung, Seung-Hwan (Center for Educational Innovation, Dongduk Women's University)
Kim, Hee-Eun (Department of Education Consulting, Dongduk Women's University)
Kim, Shinwoo (Department of Educational Technology, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Digital Contents Society / v.19, no.8, 2018 , pp. 1471-1480 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study explored what the phenomenon of 'Chinmokjil(Socializing Behavior)', which online community is seriously wary of, implies and actually affects the online community. Interviews were conducted for 13 people who had experienced Chinmokjil in online communities, and the results were analyzed by qualitative analysis. First, Chinmokjil is conceptualized as 'privatization or privately organizing of online community' Second, the actual phenomenons of Chinmokjil are sub-categorized as 8 categories Third, the ultimate negative impacts of Chinmokjil are sub-categorized as 3 categories. Based on the results, it can be explained that the unique norms of communities in online are different from those in offline.
Keywords
Online Community; Online Norm; Socializing; Chinmokjil; Socializing Behavior;
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