Social Networking Sites May Foster Same Old Divisions
The social networking site of choice is related to a student’s race, ethnicity and parents’ education, a new survey indicates.
The finding “suggests there’s less intermingling of users from varying backgrounds on these sites than previously believed,” said study leader Eszter Hargittai of the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University in Illinois.
Hargittai surveyed more than 1,000 freshmen from the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Results show:
Caucasian students prefer Facebook.
Hispanic students prefer MySpace.
Asian and Asian-American students were more likely than others to “socialize” on Xanga and Friendster. They also used Facebook.
Asian and Asian-American students are least likely to use MySpace.
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Social Networking Sites May Foster Same Old Divisions
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