Digital Divides and Social Network Sites: Which Students Participate in Social Media?

• DOI: 10.2190/ec.45.2.b
• Publication Date: 2011-10-20T01:07:16Z
• Authors: June Ahn
• Keywords: Digital Divide; Social network (sociolinguistics)

Social network sites (SNSs) like Myspace and Facebook are now popular online communities with large teenage user populations. Teens use these technologies to interact, play, explore, learn in significant ways. As scholars become interested studying new communities, I contribute the emerging conversation by re-examining questions about digital divide. This study utilizes a nationally representative survey from Pew Internet & American Life Project investigate whether access participation divides persist teens' of SNSs. binary logistic regression examine relationship between social, demographic, technology variables youth social sites. The results suggest that traditional divide indicators such as or parent education not predictors SNS use. Youth appear find way get connected. Deeper understanding cultural factors related is needed for