Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Neighborhood
There has been significant interest in the role of social media in the lives of adolescents, particularly as it relates to sexual risk. Researchers have focused on understanding usage behaviors, quantifying effects of social media exposure and activity, and using social media to intervene. Much of t...
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| author | Robin Stevens Jamie Dunaev Ellen Malven Amy Bleakley Shawnika Hull |
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| description | There has been significant interest in the role of social media in the lives of adolescents, particularly as it relates to sexual risk. Researchers have focused on understanding usage behaviors, quantifying effects of social media exposure and activity, and using social media to intervene. Much of this work has focused on college students and non-minority youth. In this paper, we examine the growing body of literature around social media use among US minority youth and its intersection with sexual risk behavior. We introduce the concept of the “digital neighborhood” and examine the intersection of social media and sexual health in two domains: 1) sexual content in social media and 2) evidence of social media effects on sexual behavior. Finally, we discuss the opportunities and challenges for researchers and practitioners engaging youth of color. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d99ab47f3304a1298325bc314454c862022-12-22T03:41:37ZengCogitatioMedia and Communication2183-24392016-06-0143607010.17645/mac.v4i3.524319Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital NeighborhoodRobin Stevens0Jamie Dunaev1Ellen Malven2Amy Bleakley3Shawnika Hull4School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, USADepartment of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University-Camden, USADepartment of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University-Camden, USAAnnenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USAMilken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, USAThere has been significant interest in the role of social media in the lives of adolescents, particularly as it relates to sexual risk. Researchers have focused on understanding usage behaviors, quantifying effects of social media exposure and activity, and using social media to intervene. Much of this work has focused on college students and non-minority youth. In this paper, we examine the growing body of literature around social media use among US minority youth and its intersection with sexual risk behavior. We introduce the concept of the “digital neighborhood” and examine the intersection of social media and sexual health in two domains: 1) sexual content in social media and 2) evidence of social media effects on sexual behavior. Finally, we discuss the opportunities and challenges for researchers and practitioners engaging youth of color.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/524African-Americandigital neighborhoodhealth disparitiesLatinosexual healthsocial mediayouth |
| spellingShingle | Robin Stevens Jamie Dunaev Ellen Malven Amy Bleakley Shawnika Hull Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Neighborhood Media and Communication African-American digital neighborhood health disparities Latino sexual health social media youth |
| title | Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Neighborhood |
| title_full | Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Neighborhood |
| title_fullStr | Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Neighborhood |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Neighborhood |
| title_short | Social Media in the Sexual Lives of African American and Latino Youth: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Neighborhood |
| title_sort | social media in the sexual lives of african american and latino youth challenges and opportunities in the digital neighborhood |
| topic | African-American digital neighborhood health disparities Latino sexual health social media youth |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/524 |
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