June Ahn
Digital Divides and Social Network Sites: Which Students Participate in Social Media?
University of Maryland, College Park
social network sites snss like myspace facebook popular online communities large teenage user populations teens use technologies interact play explore learn significant ways scholars become interested studying new online communities contribute emerging conversation reexamining questions digital divide study utilizes nationally representative survey pew internet amp american life project investigate whether access participation divides persist teens use snss use binary logistic regression examine relationship social demographic technology variables youth participation social network sites results suggest traditional divide indicators internet access parent education significant predictors sns use youth appear find way get connected deeper understanding social cultural factors related participation social technologies needed youth populations