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- Title
The Ballot or the Blog Post: Creating a Political Self through, and in Spite of, Social Media.
- Authors
Thompson, Winston C.
- Abstract
An essay is presented on the impact of social media sharing and Internet involvement to the multiple components of political identity. The author states that social media sharing and internet involvement affect political party affiliation, individual voting preferences, and campaign contributions. He says that social media tools could benefit the free exchange of political ideas if it would allow ideas to be shared and deliver into conflict with each other.
- Subjects
SOCIAL media; INTERNET; POLITICAL affiliation; VOTING; POLITICAL attitudes; POLITICAL campaigns
- Publication
Critical Questions in Education, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 2, p105
- ISSN
2327-3607
- Publication type
Essay