Start Date
9-4-2024 12:00 AM
Description
The purpose of this research is to determine the impact that social media plays in people’s political identification. Today, children have access to politics through multiple social media platforms. While this could be a good way for children to grow into mature, individualistic adults, it could also expose them to aspects of politics they may not yet understand. Generation Z is the first adolescent generation to navigate social media as a source of political knowledge. It has been previously found that, yes, people usually follow in their parents’ footsteps when it comes to politics. However, with the recent surge of politics in social media, people can have easy access to all political identifications. By re-modeling past studies, we can see if parents still have a hold on their children’s political opinions, or if that grip has loosened.
Recommended Citation
Cates, Addison, "The Influence of Social Media on the Political Identification of Generation Z" (2024). 2024 Student Academic Showcase. 2.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/src_2024/Posters/Session2/2
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The Influence of Social Media on the Political Identification of Generation Z
The purpose of this research is to determine the impact that social media plays in people’s political identification. Today, children have access to politics through multiple social media platforms. While this could be a good way for children to grow into mature, individualistic adults, it could also expose them to aspects of politics they may not yet understand. Generation Z is the first adolescent generation to navigate social media as a source of political knowledge. It has been previously found that, yes, people usually follow in their parents’ footsteps when it comes to politics. However, with the recent surge of politics in social media, people can have easy access to all political identifications. By re-modeling past studies, we can see if parents still have a hold on their children’s political opinions, or if that grip has loosened.