Web 2.0 and the political mobilization of college students /
Moffett, Kenneth W.,
Web 2.0 and the political mobilization of college students / Kenneth W. Moffett and Laurie L. Rice. - xiv, 175 pages : illustrations ;
Web 2.0 and the Political Mobilization of College Students investigates how college students' online activities, when politically oriented, can affect their political participatory patterns offline. Kenneth W. Moffett and Laurie L. Rice find that online forms of political participation--like friending or following candidates and groups as well as blogging or tweeting about politics--draw in a broader swathe of young adults than might ordinarily participate. Political scientists have traditionally determined that participatory patterns among the general public hold less sway in shaping civic activity among college students. This book, however, recognizes that young adults' political participation requires looking at their online activities and the ways in which these help mobilize young adults to participate via other forms. Moffett and Rice discover that engaging in one online participatory form usually begets other forms of civic activity, either online or offline.
9781498538572 1498538576 9781498538596 1498538592
College students--Political activity.
Web 2.0--Political aspects.
College students--Political activity.
LB3610 / .M64 2016
Web 2.0 and the political mobilization of college students / Kenneth W. Moffett and Laurie L. Rice. - xiv, 175 pages : illustrations ;
Web 2.0 and the Political Mobilization of College Students investigates how college students' online activities, when politically oriented, can affect their political participatory patterns offline. Kenneth W. Moffett and Laurie L. Rice find that online forms of political participation--like friending or following candidates and groups as well as blogging or tweeting about politics--draw in a broader swathe of young adults than might ordinarily participate. Political scientists have traditionally determined that participatory patterns among the general public hold less sway in shaping civic activity among college students. This book, however, recognizes that young adults' political participation requires looking at their online activities and the ways in which these help mobilize young adults to participate via other forms. Moffett and Rice discover that engaging in one online participatory form usually begets other forms of civic activity, either online or offline.
9781498538572 1498538576 9781498538596 1498538592
College students--Political activity.
Web 2.0--Political aspects.
College students--Political activity.
LB3610 / .M64 2016