Whose Space? Differences Among Users and Non-Users of Social Network Sites
Whose Space? Differences Among Users and Non-Users of Social Network Sites
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00396.x
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发表时间：
2007-10-01
影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Hargittai, Eszter
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作者：
Hargittai, Eszter
使用社交网站的人和那些远离社交网站的人之间是否存在系统性差异？基于对不同年龄组的年轻人进行的调查数据，本文研究了SNS使用的预测因素，特别关注Facebook、MySpace、Xanga和Facebook。研究结果表明，使用这些网站是不是随机分布在一组高度有线用户。一个人的性别，种族和民族，以及父母的教育背景都与使用有关，但在大多数情况下，只有当社交网站的总体概念按服务分类时。此外，拥有更多使用经验和自主权的人更有可能成为此类网站的用户。基于用户背景的不平等参与表明，对这些服务的不同采用可能助长了数字不平等。
Are there systematic differences between people who use social network sites and those who stay away, despite a familiarity with them? Based on data from a survey administered to a diverse group of young adults, this article looks at the predictors of SNS usage, with particular focus on Facebook, MySpace, Xanga, and Friendster. Findings suggest that use of such sites is not randomly distributed across a group of highly wired users. A person's gender, race and ethnicity, and parental educational background are all associated with use, but in most cases only when the aggregate concept of social network sites is disaggregated by service. Additionally, people with more experience and autonomy of use are more likely to be users of such sites. Unequal participation based on user background suggests that differential adoption of such services may be contributing to digital inequality.