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Strong Tie And Weak Tie:a Comparative Study Between We Chat And Reality Communication On College Students

Posted on:2019-09-19Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2417330545458015Subject:Sociology
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At present,in the age of network information,the network has become an inseparable part of people's life,and the network social platform has become an important carrier of interpersonal communication,becoming the second space for people to communicate with each other.As a new type of interpersonal relationship,social networking is constantly impacting traditional social patterns and people's thoughts and ideas with powerful influence,which has brought more free space and choice for college students.We Chat APP created by online social networking platform has become a new favorite for college students to socialize.The uniqueness of We Chat is that it is a kind of personal center,and We Chat communication are individuals and radiate to form social relations.This makes We Chat a semi-closed network communication environment,changing and redefining the social interaction of college students.Bases on the strong and weak relation theory of Granovetter,in view of the "circle of acquaintances" positioning of College students' We Chat communication,through the comparison and analysis with reality communication,this article explores and verifies whether their We Chat communication is relevant or different to the reality communication.Through the analysis of the questionnaire data and the arrangement of the interview contents,the author firstly describes the current situation of We Chat communication and reality communication on university students.And respectively from three dimensions:the number of friends,the composition of friends and the interaction of friends,the correlation analysis,cross analysis and significant differential analysis of them are carried out.And it is found that We Chat communication and reality communication of the university students' similarities and differences on the number of friends,the composition of friends and the interaction of friends.Furthermore,the author makes an in-depth comparison and discussion on the interaction dimension of the friends of college students from three levels of interaction frequency,interaction duration and interactive content,and then obtains the correlation and difference of friends' interaction in College students' WeChat and reality communication.the university students' We Chat communication and reality communication.Specific performance as follows:The university students' We Chat communication and reality communication have a certain degree of correlation on the number of friends,the composition of friends and the interaction of friends,but it is more obvious in the composition and interaction of friends.In the composition of friends,the university students' We Chat communication and practical communication are related,and it is a kind of "strong relationship" with friends,relatives and classmates,and a "weak relationship" with acquaintances and strangers.In the interaction of friends,they are relevant in terms of interaction frequency,duration of interaction and content of interaction.And there is a significant difference on the university students' We Chat communication and reality communication,which is expressed as: College students have more We Chat friends than reality friends;In the composition of friends between the university students' We Chat communication and reality communication,the proportion of college students with teachers,light acquaintances and strangers in We Chat friends is higher than that of real friends.The interaction frequency of college students in reality communication is higher than that of We Chat communication;The interaction duration of college students in We Chat communication is higher than that of reality communication;In the interactive content,the main topics of college students' interaction with frequent friends are life trivia and learning experience;And the main topic of communication of college students' interaction with occasional friends are the work problem,the second is the trivia and learning experience.Finally,on the basis of the above analysis,the author draws the following conclusions: The We Chat communication of college students is quite different from the reality communication;College students are more dependent on We Chat communication,but not highly recognized;The We Chat communication of college students is more influenced by the reality communication;College students' We Chat communication is the combination of reality communication and network communication.
Keywords/Search Tags:We Chat communication, Reality communication, Strong tie, Weak ties
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