The Effects of Online Political Incivility on the Audience Perceptions: A Comparative Approach
The Effects of Online Political Incivility on the Audience Perceptions: A Comparative Approach

Summary/Abstract: Incivility in current US politics has become a hot topic of debate. There are those in society on any point of the spectrum who voice their opinions. This study investigates the perceptions and influences that digitalized political incivility has on US citizens. This research uses quantitative methods by presenting a questionnaire survey. The questions are tailored to examine differences in perceptions of various issues surrounding political incivility. Such areas include satisfaction levels with the current situation; content censorship issues; social networking sites responsibility of spreading incivility; and the social impact of incivility. The findings show that gender and age are vital determinants in perceptions of the survey respondents. It also finds that men and women are engaged differently in politics and view incivility online differently. The results also show that young people tend to be more tolerant of political incivility than the older population.

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