Young, black, and connected: Facebook usage among african american college students

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 336-354

  Lee, E Bun ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American college students; Facebook use; personality traits; racial identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; STUDENT; TRUST; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; STUDENTS; TRUST; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857774114     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934711425044     Document Type: Article

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