Jóvenes comprometidos en la Red: El papel de las redes sociales en la participación social activa/Engaged Youth in the Internet. The Role of Social Networks in Social Active Participation

ABSTRACT This paper contributes to the analysis of the role that social networks play in civic, social mobilization and solidarity of Spanish young people, considering whether social networks are responsible for active social commitment offline or if they just intensify an existing or previous tende...

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Published in:Comunicar (Huelva, Spain) Spain), 2014-07, Vol.22 (43), p.35
Main Authors: García-Galera, María-Carmen, del-Hoyo-Hurtado, Mercedes, Fernández-Muñoz, Cristóbal
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Communication
Computer mediated communication
Digital literacy
Internet
Likert Scales
Social Media
Social networks
Web 2.0
Young Adults
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Summary:ABSTRACT This paper contributes to the analysis of the role that social networks play in civic, social mobilization and solidarity of Spanish young people, considering whether social networks are responsible for active social commitment offline or if they just intensify an existing or previous tendency towards social participation. The study analyzes the forms of participation in solidarity actions and the influence of factors such as geographical, social or emotional proximity to causes on the degree of participation online and offline. Estudios americanos como el realizado por Pew Research Center Internet &* American Life sobre el compromiso cívico en la Era Digital refrendan esta conclusión en un estudio entre individuos adultos, según el cual, el 48% de los americanos participó en alguna actividad de carácter cívico, que podía abarcar desde colaborar para solucionar algún problema en su comunidad a participar en alguna acción de protesta, siempre movilizados por las redes sociales (Civic Engagement in the Digital Age) (http://goo.gl/Ov2XEr). Is There Social Capital in a Social Network Site?: Facebook Use and College Students' Life Satisfaction, Trust, and Participation.
ISSN:1134-3478
1988-3293