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Adoption and narrative in the digital age: how are social and digital media changing adoption?

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posted on 2023-06-09, 01:46 authored by Julie Samuels
This thesis explores some of the twenty-first century social networking challenges faced by all those involved in adoption. Written as an account of some fundamental changes taking place, where adoption and social networking have collided, this work examines some of the emerging tensions. Although much of the research is UKfocused, the changes within adoption in relation to social networking are more widely applicable. The inclusion of research material from other countries, including the US, is representative of these changes taking place within the field of adoption. Through the examination of popular media and adoption as narratives, an indication of social networking’s pervasiveness and the unforeseen changes in the provision of care of looked after children begin to emerge. In this new and still uncharted digital territory, all aspects of what it means to be adopted continue to evolve in the context of networked media cultures.

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109.0

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  • Media and Film Theses

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  • masters

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  • mphil

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  • eng

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University of Sussex

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2016-07-05

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