Reading Communication Practices in Online Groups with Bourdieu: The Case of Facebook Group

Selver Dikkol Akçay; Hakan Erkılıç

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Reading Communication Practices in Online Groups with Bourdieu: The Case of Facebook Group

Yazarlar:

Selver Dikkol Akçay | Hakan Erkılıç

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Medya ve Kültür Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.1-23

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001352046

pISSN:

2791-6979

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Özet:

 One of the forms of digital communication, online groups are communities where users come together around shared interests and topics, often fostering support and solidarity. This study investigates communication practices in online groups through the lens of Bourdieus concepts of social, cultural, and symbolic capitalpower, questioning whether a unique communication culture exists within these groups. The main objective is to analyze the communication practices developed by users within online groups using Bourdieus sociological framework and to identify the specific dispositions that shape this communication. Conducted using a qualitative research method, this study categorizes data obtained from 38 in-depth interviews with members of a Facebook group called BYBO. It examines the continuities and disruptions in behaviors within Facebook and its groups, the forms of capital social, cultural, symbolic operating within the group, and the presence of power relationshighlighting the key factors influencing communication among group members. The findings are analyzed through Bourdieus theoretical framework, which has increasingly been applied in digital media studies in recent years. Thus, it has been possible to evaluate the communication culture within the group alongside both online and offline references. As a result of the research, it has been observed that online groups develop a unique communication practice shaped by their knowledge capital, social and symbolic capital, and power relations.

 One of the forms of digital communication, online groups are communities where users come together around shared interests and topics, often fostering support and solidarity. This study investigates communication practices in online groups through the lens of Bourdieus concepts of social, cultural, and symbolic capitalpower, questioning whether a unique communication culture exists within these groups. The main objective is to analyze the communication practices developed by users within online groups using Bourdieus sociological framework and to identify the specific dispositions that shape this communication. Conducted using a qualitative research method, this study categorizes data obtained from 38 in-depth interviews with members of a Facebook group called BYBO. It examines the continuities and disruptions in behaviors within Facebook and its groups, the forms of capital social, cultural, symbolic operating within the group, and the presence of power relationshighlighting the key factors influencing communication among group members. The findings are analyzed through Bourdieus theoretical framework, which has increasingly been applied in digital media studies in recent years. Thus, it has been possible to evaluate the communication culture within the group alongside both online and offline references. As a result of the research, it has been observed that online groups develop a unique communication practice shaped by their knowledge capital, social and symbolic capital, and power relations.

 One of the forms of digital communication, online groups are communities where users come together around shared interests and topics, often fostering support and solidarity. This study investigates communication practices in online groups through the lens of Bourdieus concepts of social, cultural, and symbolic capitalpower, questioning whether a unique communication culture exists within these groups. The main objective is to analyze the communication practices developed by users within online groups using Bourdieus sociological framework and to identify the specific dispositions that shape this communication. Conducted using a qualitative research method, this study categorizes data obtained from 38 in-depth interviews with members of a Facebook group called BYBO. It examines the continuities and disruptions in behaviors within Facebook and its groups, the forms of capital social, cultural, symbolic operating within the group, and the presence of power relationshighlighting the key factors influencing communication among group members. The findings are analyzed through Bourdieus theoretical framework, which has increasingly been applied in digital media studies in recent years. Thus, it has been possible to evaluate the communication culture within the group alongside both online and offline references. As a result of the research, it has been observed that online groups develop a unique communication practice shaped by their knowledge capital, social and symbolic capital, and power relations.

 Dijital iletişim biçimlerinden birisi olan çevrimiçi gruplar, kullanıcıların ortak ilgi alanları ve konular etrafında bir araya geldiği ve çoğu zaman destek ve dayanışma içeren topluluklardır. Bu çalışma, çevrimiçi gruplardaki iletişim pratiklerini Bourdieunün sosyal, kültürel ve sembolik sermayeiktidar kavramları ekseninde araştırmakta, gruplardaki özgün bir iletişim kültürünün olup olmadığını sorgulamaktadır. Temel amaç, çevrimiçi gruplara üye kullanıcıların grup içi iletişimlerini belirleyerek oluşturdukları iletişim pratiklerini Bourdieu sosyolojinin kavram seti ile analiz etmek ve bu iletişime özgü yatkınlıkları ortaya çıkarmaktır. Nitel araştırma yöntemiyle yürütülen bu çalışmada, Facebookta kurulan ve BYBO adlı grup üyeleriyle yapılan 38 derinlemesine görüşmeden elde edilen veriler kategorize edilmiştir. Facebookta ve Facebook grubu içerisinde süreklilik veya kopuş gösteren tutumlar, grup içerisinde işleyen sermaye biçimleri bilgi, sosyal ve sembolik ve güç ilişkilerinin varlığı grup üyeleri arasındaki iletişimi etkileyen temel unsurlar serimlenmiş, bulgular Bourdieunün son yıllarda dijital medya çözümlemelerinde de başvurulan teorik ekseni ile çözümlenmiştir. Böylece, grup içerisindeki iletişim kültürünün gerek çevrimiçi gerekse çevrimdışı referanslarla birlikte değerlendirilmesi mümkün olmuştur. Araştırma sonucunda çevrimiçi grupların bilgi sermayesi, sosyal ve sembolik sermaye ile güç ilişkileri ekseninde kendine özgü bir iletişim pratiği oluşturmakta olduğu gözlenmiştir.

Makale detayları

Reading Communication Practices in Online Groups with Bourdieu: The Case of Facebook Group

Yazarlar:

Selver Dikkol Akçay | Hakan Erkılıç

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Medya ve Kültür Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.1-23

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001352046

pISSN:

2791-6979

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Online Groups

BYBO

Sociology of BourdieuFacebook

Çevrimiçi Gruplar

BYBO

Bourdieu Sosyolojisi

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Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Selver Dikkol Akçay | Hakan Erkılıç

Yayıncı: Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar: Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi: Medya ve Kültür Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.1-23

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001352046

pISSN: 2791-6979

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Yazarlar:

Selver Dikkol Akçay | Hakan Erkılıç

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları

Dergi:

Medya ve Kültür Vol.5 Issue 1, pp.1-23

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001352046

pISSN:

2791-6979