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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2020

William Sims Bainbridge
William Sims Bainbridge
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National Science Foundation
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Computer-supported global communications are transforming the socioeconomic structure of work and offering new environments for daily life, including social media, virtual worlds, and even citizen sciences. How similar their social structures are to traditional institutions is a challenging research question, undoubtedly with different answers for various online communities.

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The Social Structure of Online Communities , pp. 1 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Introduction
  • William Sims Bainbridge
  • Book: The Social Structure of Online Communities
  • Online publication: 06 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108615211.001
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  • Introduction
  • William Sims Bainbridge
  • Book: The Social Structure of Online Communities
  • Online publication: 06 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108615211.001
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  • Introduction
  • William Sims Bainbridge
  • Book: The Social Structure of Online Communities
  • Online publication: 06 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108615211.001
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