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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 249-261 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Journal of Language and Social Psychology |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
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