With a Little Help from My Friends: Online Social Support for Families of Incarcerated Persons

Alexandra Hinck, Shelly S Hinck, Jeffrey Stephen Smith, Lesley Anne Withers

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Abstract

This paper explores how users of one online support network create a community of social support. Specifically, we examine users’ reported experiences with courtesy stigma and the types of social support requested and provided in this online support network.
Original languageEnglish
StatePublished - Nov 2017
EventNational Communication Association - Dallas, TX
Duration: Nov 1 2017Nov 30 2017

Conference

ConferenceNational Communication Association
Period11/1/1711/30/17

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