Youth online activity and exposure to diverse perspectives

New Media and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 492-512

  Kahne, Joseph ^a   Middaugh, Ellen ^a   Lee, Nam Jin ^b   Feezell, Jessica T ^c  

^a MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

civic and political development; digital media; exposure to echo chambers; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859813014     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444811420271     Document Type: Article

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