Political Socialization in Meme Times: Adolescents and the Sources of Knowledge Concerning Politics

Autor/in	Jakubowski, Jakub
Titel	Political Socialization in Meme Times: Adolescents and the Sources of Knowledge Concerning Politics
Quelle	In: Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 43 (2021) 3, S.254-274 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jakubowski, Jakub)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1071-4413
DOI	10.1080/10714413.2021.1872315
Schlagwörter	Political Attitudes; Ideology; Socialization; Adolescents; High School Students; Information Sources; Social Media; News Media; Web Sites; Internet; Family Influence; Religious Factors; Gender Differences; Mass Media Effects; Politics; Cultural Influences; Foreign Countries; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Ideologie; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Information source; Informationsquelle; Soziale Medien; Nachrichtenwesen; Web-Design; Geschlechterkonflikt; Politik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausland; Polen
Abstract	Political socialization, understood as the theoretical basis for studies on social adaptation, considers the family, school, peer groups and above-mentioned media ("the big four") to be the basic agencies of this process (Owen, 2008). It is beyond any doubt that the media are of crucial importance, and are becoming increasingly instrumental for the comprehensive formation of an individual in terms of knowledge, opinions, attitudes and political activity. This is reflected in the systematically expanding academic knowledge focusing on explaining the significance of the media in political socialization (Díaz-Fernández & del Real-Castrillo, 2018; Dobrolowicz, 2014; Genner & Suss, 2017; Kalzinska, 2014; Knopczynski, 2016; McLeod & Shah, 2009; Moeller & de Vreese, 2013; Sobczak, 2017; Wawrzak-Chodaczek, 2012; Östman, 2014). The young generation is undoubtedly the main object of interest in the area of political socialization, which is why the issues related to media pedagogy, media socialization, educational media and broadly understood didactics deserve special interest (Qvortrup, 2007). Habits and ways of using the media are changing, and this also applies to their use by young people, which translates into how they learn about political issues and topics. The article explores the role of online media as the primary political socialization of adolescents in Poland. Young people using online media (mainly social media) and their specific way of gathering and spreading information translates into a considerable decrease in their knowledge of political topics (Pawelczyk & Jakubowski, 2019). It will also attempt to answer the following questions: (1) Do young people use online media as a tool for obtaining information about politics from various sources? and (2) Is the share of online media in the wide range of the sources of knowledge about politics a part of the broader context of a "lifestyle," where the "traditional" agents ("old" media, school, family) are more an outcome of environmental determinants (the place of residence, attitude toward religion, etc.)? (ERIC).
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Update	2024/1/01