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Sample APA Abstract Page (From Purdue OWL) : Keywords: Computer-Mediated Communication, Face-To-Face Communication

This abstract summarizes a paper that explores four articles on online and offline relationships and their relationship to computer-mediated communication (CMC). The articles vary in their definitions and uses of CMC. One article defines CMC as email and finds FtF interactions create more closeness, while others define CMC differently and find different results. This paper examines one of these studies in relation to three others to argue all forms of CMC should be studied to understand its influence on online and offline relationships.

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Sample APA Abstract Page (From Purdue OWL) : Keywords: Computer-Mediated Communication, Face-To-Face Communication

This abstract summarizes a paper that explores four articles on online and offline relationships and their relationship to computer-mediated communication (CMC). The articles vary in their definitions and uses of CMC. One article defines CMC as email and finds FtF interactions create more closeness, while others define CMC differently and find different results. This paper examines one of these studies in relation to three others to argue all forms of CMC should be studied to understand its influence on online and offline relationships.

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Sample APA Abstract Page (from Purdue OWL)

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