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1Villanueva, Emily

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1diet
1grounded theory
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1information behaviours
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1School of Library and Information Studies

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1Oliphant, Tami (Library and Information Studies)

The Body as Information: An Emergent Theory of Social Positioning and Information Behaviours in a Virtual Diet Community
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Fall 2021

Villanueva, Emily

The intersection of diet culture with the rise of online communities has led to the rapid growth of virtual diet communities, including the LoseIt community on Reddit. Using a conceptual framework of information behaviours in virtual communities and social positioning theory, this project studied...

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The Body as Information: An Emergent Theory of Social Positioning and Information Behaviours in a Virtual Diet Community