Games and social Nnetworks in popular lan house: a look on anthropology uses in collective and sociability "local club"

Authors

  • Carla Barros ESPM

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.32199-216

Keywords:

Consumo, Etnografia, Lan Houses, Sociabilidade, Camadas Populares

Abstract

This article aims to discuss some aspects of the appropriations of computer technology in the universe of urban classes, focusing on the environment of lan houses and sailing in social networks and games. The study has the principal orientation of the anthropological approach to consumption, using a methodology of ethnographic inspiration. " Even when they do not have computers at home, the young people surveyed showed a great familiarity with certain aspects of digital life, due to high frequency in the lan houses. The survey results show that ownership of these spaces as a sort of local club, as well as practice of navigation collective - are "collective machinery, working in a collaborative world, where many users are on a same computer, interacting during navigation - the importance of strengthening the social ties existing practices related to virtual networks of relationships.

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Author Biography

Carla Barros, ESPM

Possui graduação em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e especialização em Antropologia Social pelo Museu Nacional/PPGAS/UFRJ. Doutora em Administração pelo Instituto COPPEAD de Administração da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Atualmente é e professora da Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing e professora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro . Tem experiência em ensino e pesquisa na área de Antropologia, com ênfase em Consumo, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: consumo, cultura, antropologia, marketing e etnografia

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Published

2009-03-05

How to Cite

Barros, C. (2009). Games and social Nnetworks in popular lan house: a look on anthropology uses in collective and sociability "local club". Internext - International Business and Management Review, 3(2), 199–216. https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.32199-216

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2008)

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