Media and Youth Politics Today
Poster Number
3
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
Qingwen Dong
Faculty Mentor Department
Communication
Abstract/Artist Statement
Political involvement has always been important to the American people; however, research on the youth population's decline in voting has only been studied a small amount. Since the 1970's, when the voting age was lowered to 18, the youth vote has been lessening. However, it is possible by studying the increased amount of social media use among youth, one can find a way to increase awareness of the need for political youth activism. The increasing amount of social media use on youth may have an impact on decision making, via internet-group behavior, creating a massive scale form of groupthink. It is possible, because of the intensity of youth’s media involvement, that it is distracting from political involvement and is being used for personal entertainment instead. However, because of this media involved generation, they may be much more easily influenced by political messages and campaigns.
Location
Tiger Lounge
Start Date
21-4-2012 10:00 AM
End Date
21-4-2012 12:00 PM
Media and Youth Politics Today
Tiger Lounge
Political involvement has always been important to the American people; however, research on the youth population's decline in voting has only been studied a small amount. Since the 1970's, when the voting age was lowered to 18, the youth vote has been lessening. However, it is possible by studying the increased amount of social media use among youth, one can find a way to increase awareness of the need for political youth activism. The increasing amount of social media use on youth may have an impact on decision making, via internet-group behavior, creating a massive scale form of groupthink. It is possible, because of the intensity of youth’s media involvement, that it is distracting from political involvement and is being used for personal entertainment instead. However, because of this media involved generation, they may be much more easily influenced by political messages and campaigns.