The time-honored role that communication plays in the symbolic construction of young adults’ reality is always changing, perhaps no more so than in the age of ubiquitous global media. Yet research on how young people construct contemporary social media and political experiences is lacking. This panel, designed to extend research, reports the results of a qualitative examination of young women’s experiences with two salient aspects of contemporary life: the social, focusing on their parasocial involvement with social media influencers, but also the more politically consequential arena, with a look at the development of political attitudes as a function of political events and mediated politics
The internet and social media now mean that young people are more able to engage with, and participa...
Social media platforms are arguably reshaping how youth participate in politics today, but little is...
Changes in technology and society have highlighted the importance of self-expression in the politica...
Social media influencers have become an indispensable part of social media, informing audiences, esp...
This interdisciplinary thesis advances existing debates regarding the importance of understanding th...
For many years, trust in government and political efficacy has increasingly been an area of interest...
For many years, trust in government and political efficacy has increasingly been an area of interest...
This paper extends research on persuasion and social media communication by reporting the results of...
We are living through a highly politicized time, with deep divisions foregrounding the significance ...
This study used personal reflection, surveys, and interviews to study the political socialization of...
For the last two decades, social media has grown and became a big part of the young voters’ daily li...
For the last two decades, social media has grown and became a big part of the young voters’ daily li...
The power and the influence of Internet and the emergence of new media has significantly changed the...
For the last two decades, social media has grown and became a big part of the young voters’ daily li...
In this case study, I explore the ways youth, as a liminal, in-between space between childhood and a...
The internet and social media now mean that young people are more able to engage with, and participa...
Social media platforms are arguably reshaping how youth participate in politics today, but little is...
Changes in technology and society have highlighted the importance of self-expression in the politica...
Social media influencers have become an indispensable part of social media, informing audiences, esp...
This interdisciplinary thesis advances existing debates regarding the importance of understanding th...
For many years, trust in government and political efficacy has increasingly been an area of interest...
For many years, trust in government and political efficacy has increasingly been an area of interest...
This paper extends research on persuasion and social media communication by reporting the results of...
We are living through a highly politicized time, with deep divisions foregrounding the significance ...
This study used personal reflection, surveys, and interviews to study the political socialization of...
For the last two decades, social media has grown and became a big part of the young voters’ daily li...
For the last two decades, social media has grown and became a big part of the young voters’ daily li...
The power and the influence of Internet and the emergence of new media has significantly changed the...
For the last two decades, social media has grown and became a big part of the young voters’ daily li...
In this case study, I explore the ways youth, as a liminal, in-between space between childhood and a...
The internet and social media now mean that young people are more able to engage with, and participa...
Social media platforms are arguably reshaping how youth participate in politics today, but little is...
Changes in technology and society have highlighted the importance of self-expression in the politica...