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Conway, S. (2010). 'It's in the game' and above the game: An analysis of the users of sports videogames. Convergence, 16(3), 334-354.

Discussion Questions:

1. What argot use does the author identify?
2. What other evidence of subgroup identity does the author identify?

Kidder, J. L., (2005). Style and action: A decoding of bike messenger symbols. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 34(3), 344-367.

Discussion Questions:

1. The author worked as a bike messenger.  In this article he distinguishes between a “job” and a “lifestyle.” Describe the lifestyle of a bike messenger. Does this constitute a subgroup as defined in the textbook?
2. What are examples of symbols and their meanings used by bike messengers?
3. What does the author mean by “ties between symbols and practices?”

Turner, F. (2009). Burning Man at Google: A cultural infrastructure for new media production. New Media & Society, 11(1-2), 73-94.

Discussion Questions:

1. What is “Burning Man?”
2. How does the author describe elements of Google’s corporate culture?
3. What is the relationship between Burning Man and Google’s corporate culture?

Clarkson, J. (2008). The Limitations of the discourse of norms: Gay visibility and degrees of transgression. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 32(4), 368-382.

Discussion Questions:

1. What does the author have to say about multiple gay identities?
2. What does the author have to say about assimilation?

Yilmaz, G. & Pena, J. (2014). The influence of social categories and interpersonal behaviors on future intentions and attitudes to form subgroups in virtual teams. Communication Research 41(3), 333-352.

Discussion Questions:

1.  How do social categories impact intentions to form subgroups in virtual teams?
2. How do interpersonal behaviors impact intentions to form subgroups in virtual teams?