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An analysis of social networking websites as a tool of popular culture

2018
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Advisor: Prof. Dr. Yeşim Güçdemir

Abstract (EN)

Whether Facebook functions as a tool for popular culture to spread out to the masses in Turkey and around the world has been researched withing the scope of this thesis. The research was carried out in the form of survey which was applied to two different research groups formed of students studying in Turkey and those who are studying abroad. The data obtained from the survey was put into tables and graphs. According to the research results, Facebook continues to maintain its function as a tool that serves popular culture both inside and outside of Turkey. It has been determined as a result of this research that the concept of "constant consumption", which lies at the basis of popular culture, is being popularized to the users by Facebook. Keywords: Facebook, popular culture, social networks, consumption.

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Dr. Metin Enes Dönmez

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Metin Enes Dönmez (Master Thesis). An analysis of social networking websites as a tool of popular culture, 2018, İstanbul University.

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