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Lifestyle gurus : constructing authority and influence online / Stephanie A. Baker and Chris Rojek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, Stephanie Alice, 1983- author.
- Rojek, Chris, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social media.
- Influence (Psychology).
- Power (Social sciences).
- Interpersonal relations.
- Collective behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 189 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK : Polity Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "The rise of blogs and social media has facilitated an industry of self-appointed 'lifestyle gurus' who have become instrumental in the management of intimacy and social relations. Baker and Rojek trace the rise of lifestyle influencers in the digital age, relating this development to the erosion of trust in the expert-professional power bloc"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Baker, Stephanie A., Lifestyle gurus
- ISBN:
- 9781509530182
- 1509530185
- 9781509530175
- 1509530177
- OCLC:
- 1097676755
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