Mediated Communication: Options and Practices of Young People

The article aims at presenting several coordinates of media consumption among Romanian young people and of the relationship they have with different types of communication channels. The articles presents issues related to the access to communication media, the role (function) of mass communication c...

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Main Author: MARIUS LAZĂR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Romanian Academy 2011-01-01
Series:Revista Română de Sociologie
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Online Access:http://www.revistadesociologie.ro/pdf-uri/nr.1-2-2011/04-MLazar.pdf
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description The article aims at presenting several coordinates of media consumption among Romanian young people and of the relationship they have with different types of communication channels. The articles presents issues related to the access to communication media, the role (function) of mass communication channels in the life of young people, the selection criteria within a communication medium, the advantages and disadvantages of the different communication channels etc. The article uses mainly qualitative data obtained from focus-group interviews with young people, but also quantitative data from national opinion polls. As regards quantitative data, comparisons were also made with the adult populations, where data allowed it.
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spelling doaj.art-7a83977a1dab447c9d8a623afb0619f12022-12-22T01:35:35ZengRomanian AcademyRevista Română de Sociologie1224-92622011-01-01221-26077Mediated Communication: Options and Practices of Young PeopleMARIUS LAZĂRThe article aims at presenting several coordinates of media consumption among Romanian young people and of the relationship they have with different types of communication channels. The articles presents issues related to the access to communication media, the role (function) of mass communication channels in the life of young people, the selection criteria within a communication medium, the advantages and disadvantages of the different communication channels etc. The article uses mainly qualitative data obtained from focus-group interviews with young people, but also quantitative data from national opinion polls. As regards quantitative data, comparisons were also made with the adult populations, where data allowed it.http://www.revistadesociologie.ro/pdf-uri/nr.1-2-2011/04-MLazar.pdfyoung peoplecommunication mediainternetqualitative research
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Mediated Communication: Options and Practices of Young People
Revista Română de Sociologie
young people
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title Mediated Communication: Options and Practices of Young People
title_full Mediated Communication: Options and Practices of Young People
title_fullStr Mediated Communication: Options and Practices of Young People
title_full_unstemmed Mediated Communication: Options and Practices of Young People
title_short Mediated Communication: Options and Practices of Young People
title_sort mediated communication options and practices of young people
topic young people
communication media
internet
qualitative research
url http://www.revistadesociologie.ro/pdf-uri/nr.1-2-2011/04-MLazar.pdf
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