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The Role of Agents of Political Socialization in the Use of Social Media
The Role of Agents of Political Socialization in the Use of Social Media

Author(s): Savaş TOKSÖZ
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Media studies, Civil Society, Communication studies, Sociology, Theory of Communication, Applied Sociology, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation
Published by: Expert Projects Publishing
Keywords: political participation; social media; agents of political socialization; online political participation; online news;

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to reveal the role of the agents of political socialization in the use of social media as a tool for receiving political news and political participation. The research findings suggest that there is a positive relationship between the use of social media as a tool for receiving political news and the agents of political socialization, namely, the family, friend groups, school, and traditional media. Similarly, a statistically significant relationship has been found between the use of social media as a tool for political participation and family, friend groups, school, and traditional media.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 74
  • Page Range: 48-74
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: English