Communication and Social Media

Joseph P. Mazer is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Communication at Clemson University.

Introduction: Case Studies in the ClassroomPart I: Communication and Social Media Case Studies Across Personal RelationshipsCase Study 1: ''She Posted About Him Again?'' Social Media Jealousy and Conflict in Romantic Relationships Jenna McNallie & Patricia E. GettingsCase Study 2: ''Are you okay?'' Online Harassment and Cyberstalking Bianca Batti & Jasmine R. LinabaryCase Study 3: Creating, Maintaining, and Navigating Interpersonal Relationships: Using Multiple Computer-Mediated Channels Sarah BeachCase Study 4: Facing Today: Examining Social Media Use in Developing Relationships Samantha Dunn & Dakota C. HornCase Study 5: Facebook Status and Social Feedback: Dating With, Coming Out, and Checking On John Marc CuellarCase Study 6: When You Don't See the Sign, Do You Push or Pull the Door? Understanding Computer-Mediated Communication and Long-Distance Intimate Partners from an Attachment Theory Perspective Elizabeth M. JenkinsCase Study 7: Out Online: Exploring LGBTQ Identity Through Mediated Friendship Valerie RubinskyCase Study 8: Black Lives Matter, too: Creating a Movement through Facebook Clarissa T. WilliamsCase Study 9: Breaking Up the BAND: Group Communication and Social Media Melissa Rizzo WellerCase Study 10: The Modality Switch Effect: Public Grief Online, Social Support Offline Jocelyn M. DeGroot & Heather J. CarmackCase Study 11: Recognizing Warning Signs and Helping Someone in Crisis: Suicide Ideation on Facebook Lauren Eubanks PollardCase Study 12: The Curious Nature of Support in Online Support Communities Jeanine W. Turner, Mark L. Cabling, Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza, & Vanessa B. SheppardCase Study 13: #mommywars: Exploring Group Membership, Social Support, and Conflict among Subgroups of Mothers on Facebook Jessalyn I. Vallade, Renee Kaufmann, & Kelly G. OdenwellerCase Study 14: Bridging the Digital Divide to Stay in Touch with Grandparents: Communication with Intergenerational Relatives When Away at College Sharon Storch & Anna V. Ortiz Juarez-PazCase Study 15: Social Media by Different Generations: Cultural and Economic Aspects Do Kyun Kim & Alice C. FergusonCase Study 16: Trouble in Paradise: Maintaining Relationships in Geographically Dispersed Families Patricia E. Gettings & Jenna McNallieCase Study 17: Basking in Reflected Glory (BIRG) & Cutting off Reflected Failure (CORF): A Look at Behavioral Patterns in Response to the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election Alexandria S. JenkinsCase Study 18: Student Academic Support: Connecting Across Modes of Communication Blair Thompson & Cathryn EllisCase Study 19: Fight of the Century: Parasocial Relationships & Affective Disposition Theory Gregory A. Cranmer & Nicholas D. BowmanCase Study 20: Sports Identity: Making Sports Connections Through Online Fantasy Play Colby LanhamPart II: Communication and Social Media Case Studies Across Professional RelationshipsCase Study 21: Mutual Screening: Implications for Applicants and Employers in the Digital Age Gavin Kirkwood & Holly J. PayneCase Study 22: To Connect or Not to Connect? Professional Networks and Social Media Michelle FetherstonCase Study 23: Professor Twitter Use and Student Impression Formation: The Warranting Value of Professor Social Media Cathlin V. Clark-Gordon & Nicholas D. BowmanCase Study 24: Self-Disclosure Through Social Media and its Influence Beyond Graduation Jessica G. OwensCase Study 25: Teacher Self-Disclosure, Politics, and Student Discomfort Anna M. Wright & Brian M. RohmanCase Study 26: Marketing or Manipulation?: The College Decision-Making Process for International Students Madeline A. RafiCase Study 27: Crisis on Campus: Influence, Activism, and Dialogue Through Social Media Brandon C. BoatwrightCase Study 28: False School Shooting: Utilizing Social Media and Sense-Making Theory as an Outlet to Distress on a College Campus Vanessa M. VaccaroCase Study 29: Social Media in the Workplace: A Space for Escape Kathryn B. StaggsCase Study 30: Lilly Pulitzer and the Limited Edition Water Bottles: Instagram and the Wants of the Consumer Christa KettlewellCase Study 31: Social Media on the Golf Course: A Need For Future Facilities Mitchell Smith