Uses and Gratifications of Agnostic Refuge: Case Study of a Skeptical Online Congregation
Employing the uses and gratifications approach, this qualitative case study examines factors that motivate people to visit Agnostic Refuge (AR), an online discussion group devoted to the subject of agnosticism. Archival analysis of visitor postings revealed 6 uses and gratifications: wrangling, serv...
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2003]
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Journal of media and religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 237-250 |
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