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Publication details [#53780]

Chen, Yi-Ning Katherine. 2010. Examining the presentation of self in popular blogs: a cultural perspective. Chinese Journal of Communication 3 (1) : 28–41.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

impression management | internet | language and culture | self-presentation

Language as a subject

English, American | Taiwanese

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Annotation

This cross-cultural study compares impression management tactics and self-presentation in popular American and Taiwanese blogs. The formers' more individualistic and the latters' more relation-oriented approaches match the features of the bloggers' cultural backgrounds.