The Influence of Prototypical Communication in Dark Online Organizations: How to Speak Like a Monger

Andrew Pilny, Jeffrey Proulx

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Abstract

A key obstacle for dark organizations is negotiating who is and is not a member. Following the social identity approach, this study explores the impact of prototypical communication, through code word use, on the structure of two dark online organizations. We use two-mode exponential random graph modeling to demonstrate the interdependence between code word use and network structure. Findings are discussed in light of social identity approaches and online groups.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)249-261
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Language and Social Psychology
Volume37
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2018

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Keywords

  • computer-mediated communication
  • organizations
  • self-categorization theory
  • social networks
  • virtual/Internet groups

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Education
  • Language and Linguistics
  • Anthropology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Linguistics and Language

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