early shot at theorizing May 2, 2008
Posted by chrisfwells in Civic Learning.Tags: citizenship style, henry jenkins, media use
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I’ve been trying to think a little more theoretically and in the direction of a paper for this class. This is very much a sketch, comments are much appreciated.
Thinking back to an earlier week, Seth opened a great discussion of the sources of political socialization, particularly emphasizing the role of group memberships. I added to that the role of media in political socialization. Building on that idea—and some research I’m doing on online civic learning—I’m thinking about how the media that young people come into contact with shape their social worlds and influences their views and actions as citizens. This seems like a useful topic for research because of the shrinking importance of group membership, and the saturation-levels of media presence, in young people’s lives. The general question I’m thinking about:
What kinds of media use (esp. during youth/young adulthood) are related to what kinds of citizenship?
