The Digital Divide: African American College Students Navigating Digital Spaces to Affect Social Change

Autor/inn/en	White, Theresa; Jimenez, Paola Nava; Dormanesh, Allison; Guerrero, Anna Beatriz
Titel	The Digital Divide: African American College Students Navigating Digital Spaces to Affect Social Change
Quelle	In: SoJo Journal: Educational Foundations and Social Justice Education, 7 (2021) 2, S.21-34 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2381-5183
Schlagwörter	Internet; Access to Computers; Disadvantaged; African Americans; Disproportionate Representation; Consumer Education; College Students; Public Colleges; Handheld Devices; Political Issues; Social Justice; Social Media; Activism; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Konsumerziehung; Collegestudent; Politischer Faktor; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Soziale Medien; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Kalifornien
Abstract	Demographic studies (Nakamura, 2002) on internet usage often emphasize the position African Americans have as consumers of internet content. Studies (Eastin, 2015; Katz & Rice, 2003; Nakamura, 2002) addressing topics such as internet access, race, and the "digital divide" fail to measure digital production and suggest that underrepresented groups, such as African Americans, are only consumers of commodities, rather than active audiences. The current study utilizes a qualitative approach to analyze the intersection of consumerism and content creation in the African American community. This project explores the ways in which a group of 42 African American college students, attending a public, 4-year university in Southern California, use the internet and mobile technology to follow and frame current political events, and advocate for social justice. The students reported using social media platforms, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as sites of resistance, empowerment, and activism. Thus, the findings of this study reject the previous hypothesis where African Americans are portrayed as primarily consumers of internet content, rather than producers on the internet. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01