Buy it now lessons from eBay
In Buy It Now, Michele White examines eBay and its emphasis on community and social norms, revealing the cultural assumptions about gender, race, and sexuality that are reinforced throughout the site. She shows how instructional texts, rule systems, and advertisements ""configure the user,...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham, N.C. :
Duke University Press
2012.
Durham : [2012] |
| Colección: | e-Duke books scholarly collection.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009719833206719 |
| Sumario: | In Buy It Now, Michele White examines eBay and its emphasis on community and social norms, revealing the cultural assumptions about gender, race, and sexuality that are reinforced throughout the site. She shows how instructional texts, rule systems, and advertisements ""configure the user,"" allowing eBay to indicate how the site is supposed to function while concurrently upholding and promoting particular social values, practices, and norms. |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781478093541 9781283542111 9786613854568 9780822391876 |
| Acceso: | Open access |
