Personal Connections in the Digital Age Nancy K. Baym is an English-language textbook about the influence of digital media on personal relationships. This book offers a scholarly approach to communication in the digital age.
In this book, Baym examines how digital media are changing the dynamics of personal connections. She discusses core questions about honesty, warmth, and the formation of relationships in a digital context, supported by up-to-date research findings. The second edition has been fully updated with new technological developments and insights from digital media studies. The book analyzes how media language and nonverbal communication contribute to social networks and to maintaining existing relationships.
Personal Connections in the Digital Age is relevant for students and researchers in communication studies, sociology, and related fields. It aligns in content with topics such as communication studies and cultural studies.
Series: Digital Media and Society