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The Role of Women from a Social Media Jihad Perspective: Wife or Warrior?

The Role of Women from a Social Media Jihad Perspective: Wife or Warrior?

Robyn Torok
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781522500100|ISBN10: 1522500103|EISBN13: 9781522500117
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0010-0.ch011
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Torok, Robyn. "The Role of Women from a Social Media Jihad Perspective: Wife or Warrior?." Gender Considerations in Online Consumption Behavior and Internet Use, edited by Rebecca English and Raechel Johns, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 161-184. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0010-0.ch011

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Torok, R. (2016). The Role of Women from a Social Media Jihad Perspective: Wife or Warrior?. In R. English & R. Johns (Eds.), Gender Considerations in Online Consumption Behavior and Internet Use (pp. 161-184). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0010-0.ch011

Chicago

Torok, Robyn. "The Role of Women from a Social Media Jihad Perspective: Wife or Warrior?." In Gender Considerations in Online Consumption Behavior and Internet Use, edited by Rebecca English and Raechel Johns, 161-184. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0010-0.ch011

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Abstract

Female roles in online social media forums are continually changing and often reflect the global social and political context. In addition, the security context also plays an important part in the role of females online. Social media evidence suggests that females are very active online in terms of recruitment. This chapter looks at two case studies focusing on the roles of women as wives and warriors and the changing dynamic between the two roles. Overall, women demonstrate a high level of gender utility and can change roles as required by the security and political context.

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