Comments on: Youth and social networks: 10 articles that have influenced my thinking http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/ social media, youth participation, e-democracy & social change Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:53:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Prue Seaward http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-91319 Prue Seaward Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:36:03 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-91319 Thanks a lot, I will let you know in the future, if i can ever finish it! Thanks a lot, I will let you know in the future, if i can ever finish it!

]]> By: Tim http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-91318 Tim Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:32:36 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-91318 Hello Prue I've just posted a longer bibliography of resources over on Youth Work Online which might be useful: http://network.youthworkonline.org.uk/profiles/blogs/studying-youth-work-and-social During the Youth Work & Social Networking Project we also bookmarked lots of resources under the 'YWSN' tag here: http://delicious.com/tag/ywsn Not explicitly focussed on political engagement - but hopefully some useful resources there. On young people, digital and politics specifically you might like to take a look at this recent report: http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/news.php?n765 Will see if I can think of anything else. If you publish your essay or any articles off the back of it online, please do let me know as I'd love to read it. Hello Prue

I’ve just posted a longer bibliography of resources over on Youth Work Online which might be useful: http://network.youthworkonline.org.uk/profiles/blogs/studying-youth-work-and-social

During the Youth Work & Social Networking Project we also bookmarked lots of resources under the ‘YWSN’ tag here: http://delicious.com/tag/ywsn

Not explicitly focussed on political engagement – but hopefully some useful resources there.

On young people, digital and politics specifically you might like to take a look at this recent report: http://www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk/main/news.php?n765

Will see if I can think of anything else.

If you publish your essay or any articles off the back of it online, please do let me know as I’d love to read it.

]]> By: Prue Seaward http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-91316 Prue Seaward Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:23:18 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-91316 Hi, I am currently doing a project on whether social networking sites have increased youth participation in the political process, i am just starting and it is the first time i have done anything like this. It is for my Extended project, an A level qualifaction. I was wondering if anyone could recommend more studies, as i am doing a meta-analysis. I would also be very interested in any information on the inia study, as most of the info is aobut the US. any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks Prue Seaward Hi,
I am currently doing a project on whether social networking sites have increased youth participation in the political process, i am just starting and it is the first time i have done anything like this. It is for my Extended project, an A level qualifaction.
I was wondering if anyone could recommend more studies, as i am doing a meta-analysis.
I would also be very interested in any information on the inia study, as most of the info is aobut the US. any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks Prue Seaward

]]> By: Second Desert – wo sind alle die user hin? | digitalpublic.de http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-85553 Second Desert – wo sind alle die user hin? | digitalpublic.de Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:29:21 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-85553 [...] besonders schnell noch besonders überraschend an die Öffentlichkeit gegangen. Wer aufmerksam die Diskussion um Jugend und Soziale Netzwerke verfolgt hat und von Zeit und Zeit Jugendliche beobeachtet oder [...] [...] besonders schnell noch besonders überraschend an die Öffentlichkeit gegangen. Wer aufmerksam die Diskussion um Jugend und Soziale Netzwerke verfolgt hat und von Zeit und Zeit Jugendliche beobeachtet oder [...]

]]> By: Kalyani http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Kalyani Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:29:31 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-41 Hi Tim! Yes your interpretation is correct. I have used a recently developed scale that measures parallel online and offline social capital measures. I am yet to defend my thesis, after which I will definitely post it online. Just for your information... my sample size is 950 and limited to Chennai - a metro in Tamil Nadu, South India. I have not researched specific Internet tools but "Internet" in totality (limitations of being an independent researcher without funding!). There are many articles that have influenced my study..but I have found a dearth of research that compare across online and offline lives with parallel measures. Apart from the articles mentioned in your blog, the main articles that influenced my thesis were "Virtual Cultivation: Online Worlds, Offline Perceptions" and "The Impact of Time Online: Social Capital and Cyberbalkanization" by Dmitri Williams. Regards Kalyani Hi Tim!

Yes your interpretation is correct. I have used a recently developed scale that measures parallel online and offline social capital measures. I am yet to defend my thesis, after which I will definitely post it online. Just for your information… my sample size is 950 and limited to Chennai – a metro in Tamil Nadu, South India. I have not researched specific Internet tools but “Internet” in totality (limitations of being an independent researcher without funding!).

There are many articles that have influenced my study..but I have found a dearth of research that compare across online and offline lives with parallel measures. Apart from the articles mentioned in your blog, the main articles that influenced my thesis were “Virtual Cultivation: Online Worlds, Offline Perceptions” and “The Impact of Time Online: Social Capital and Cyberbalkanization” by Dmitri Williams.

Regards

Kalyani

]]> By: Tim http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Tim Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:45:16 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-43 Hey Kalyani This sounds really interesting. Will the thesis be available publicly at any point? I think the social capital perspective on young people's online interactions is one of the most interesting - particularly as a way of exploring new forms of digital inclusion and exclusion and understanding the interface between online and offline networks using a concept that works across both. Am I understanding from your comment that you essential found (amongst young people in India in any case) that: >Any loss of social capital resources as a result of being online (and, for example, spending less time in offline activities) was ofset/compensated for by gains in social capital from using online tools? Would love to hear what the 5 or 10 articles that most influenced your final thesis were... Hey Kalyani

This sounds really interesting. Will the thesis be available publicly at any point?

I think the social capital perspective on young people’s online interactions is one of the most interesting – particularly as a way of exploring new forms of digital inclusion and exclusion and understanding the interface between online and offline networks using a concept that works across both.

Am I understanding from your comment that you essential found (amongst young people in India in any case) that:

>Any loss of social capital resources as a result of being online (and, for example, spending less time in offline activities) was ofset/compensated for by gains in social capital from using online tools?

Would love to hear what the 5 or 10 articles that most influenced your final thesis were…

]]> By: Tim http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Tim Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:44:58 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-42 Hey Kalyani This sounds really interesting. Will the thesis be available publicly at any point? I think the social capital perspective on young people's online interactions is one of the most interesting - particularly as a way of exploring new forms of digital inclusion and exclusion and understanding the interface between online and offline networks using a concept that works across both. Am I understanding from your comment that you essential found (amongst young people in India in any case) that: >Any loss of social capital resources as a result of being online (and, for example, spending less time in offline activities) was ofset/compensated for by gains in social capital from using online tools? Hey Kalyani

This sounds really interesting. Will the thesis be available publicly at any point?

I think the social capital perspective on young people’s online interactions is one of the most interesting – particularly as a way of exploring new forms of digital inclusion and exclusion and understanding the interface between online and offline networks using a concept that works across both.

Am I understanding from your comment that you essential found (amongst young people in India in any case) that:

>Any loss of social capital resources as a result of being online (and, for example, spending less time in offline activities) was ofset/compensated for by gains in social capital from using online tools?

]]> By: Kalyani http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Kalyani Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:05:12 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-44 To add to your wonderful post on the variety of research on social networking and youth, I have jsut submitted my doctoral thesis on youth in India and their social capital-online and off. Social Networking supplemets/complements youth social capital. In terms of comparative gains and losses in social capital online and off, Indian youth are able to generate new forms of social capital (in terms of bridges and bonds) online to supplement whatever is lost offline. Also they are able to maintain their existing stock of social capital offline through their online networking. Thus the Internet also complements their offline bridges and bonds. Hope this is something of interest to researchers working outside the West because Social Capital Theory till now has been predominantly a Western research domain. Thanks Tim! To add to your wonderful post on the variety of research on social networking and youth, I have jsut submitted my doctoral thesis on youth in India and their social capital-online and off. Social Networking supplemets/complements youth social capital. In terms of comparative gains and losses in social capital online and off, Indian youth are able to generate new forms of social capital (in terms of bridges and bonds) online to supplement whatever is lost offline. Also they are able to maintain their existing stock of social capital offline through their online networking. Thus the Internet also complements their offline bridges and bonds.

Hope this is something of interest to researchers working outside the West because Social Capital Theory till now has been predominantly a Western research domain.

Thanks Tim!

]]> By: Renaldo Bernard http://www.timdavies.org.uk/2008/05/08/youth-and-social-networks-10-articles-have-influenced-my-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Renaldo Bernard Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:32:05 +0000 138 at http://www.timdavies.org.uk#comment-45 Thanks alot Tim. I've just started my own blog on cyberpsychology and also I'm looking to start my masters in the area very soon. This post has directed me to some useful resources and perspectives and ultimately provided me with some great ideas. Thanks again Tim Thanks alot Tim. I’ve just started my own blog on cyberpsychology and also I’m looking to start my masters in the area very soon. This post has directed me to some useful resources and perspectives and ultimately provided me with some great ideas.

Thanks again Tim

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