scholarly journals Deliberation or Self-presentation?: Young People, Politics and Social Media

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Storsul
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Self Presentation ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Political Deliberation ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract This article presents a study of how politically engaged young people use social media for political purposes. There has been a growing optimism that social media can stimulate political participation and deliberation, especially among young people. Based on focus group interviews with Norwegian teenagers, the article argues that social media have become an important platform for young people to participate in political activities. Whether the purpose is internal meetings or external mobilization, social media provide platforms for planning, reporting and communicating political activities. At the same time, politically engaged young people are hesitant about using social media for political deliberation. They are concerned about how they present themselves, and they are reluctant to stand out as highly political. One important explanation for this is that social media integrate different forms of communication and collapse social contexts. This causes teenagers to delimit controversies and try to keep political discussions to groups with more segregated audiences.

scholarly journals Change in store? An investigation into the impact of the book superstore environment on use, perceptions and expectations of the public library as a space, place and experience

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (88) ◽  
pp. 13-26
Author(s):  
Helen Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Community Resource ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Public ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
The Impact

The book superstore is promoted not just as a place to buy books but also as a community resource in which to read, learn and socialise: traits that have in combination traditionally been the preserve of the public library. This study investigates the impact of the bookstore environment on public library space. The attitudes and behaviours of library and bookstore users were examined through focus group interviews and a self-completed questionnaire. Clear areas of overlap in the functions of the two sites were found, as was evidence of age and income-related splits in use and perception of bookstores and libraries. Results suggest attention should be paid to the beliefs and behaviours of young people and middle-income earners (the groups most noticeably increasing their use of the bookstore) and to the desired balance of education and recreation in the image and nature of the public library.

scholarly journals Pi-kaPika: A qualitative study for trainer-owned Pokémon

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka-Huen Yip
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Childhood Memories ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Motivation Factors ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract Objective To explore insights of young people’s experiences and motivations in Pokémon GO in Hong Kong. The perspectives of young people through qualitative focus group interviews. Results Eight focus group discussions with young people (n=45; age from 18-25 years old) recruited in Hong Kong. We analysed the discussions using a thematic approach. Five theme categories emerged from data analysis: missing out or self-regulation, childhood memories of Pokémon, extending virtual-reality exploration, spending more time outdoors for walking and exercise, gathering together and socially interacting with others. This study sets the way for a deeper analysis of motivation factors to young people that indicate the increasing playing location-based game (LBG) via smartphones worldwide among all cohorts of society. This relatively new phenomenon of LBG may impact players’ movement, social activity, and behaviour to gain a common goal into the preferences and effects of playing LBG for young people.

Queering Sexting and Sexualisation

2014 ◽  
Vol 153 (1) ◽  
pp. 138-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kath Albury ◽  
Paul Byron
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Popular Discourse ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Sexual Cultures ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
Popular Texts

Recent Australian research on ‘sexting’ (the production and exchange of naked and semi-naked digital pictures) has observed that formal legal and educational discourses have failed to fully account for young people's understandings and experiences. While there is a proliferation of scholarly and popular texts focusing on the risks that sexting might pose to young (heterosexual) women, there is a relative absence of academic, educational or popular discourse acknowledging same sex-attracted young people's participation in cultures of creating and sharing pictures via dating and hook-up apps. This article draws on focus-group interviews with young people in Sydney (aged 18–26) to present alternative accounts of sexting, and reflect on same sex-attracted men and women's strategies for negotiating safety and risk within online and offline sexual cultures.

scholarly journals “I don’t like it and I think it’s useless, people discussing politics on Facebook”: Young Swedes’ understandings of social media use for political discussion

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Sveningsson
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young People ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Democratic Citizenship ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Political Discussion ◽  
Political Organizations ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Western Democracies

Western democracies have seen a decrease in political participation, with young people singled out as the most problematic group. But young people are also the most avid users of online media. It has therefore been argued that online media could be used to evoke their interest in politics, and thus contribute to the reinvigoration of democratic citizenship. Using a mixed qualitative methods approach, this article takes a closer look at 26 young Swedes’ experiences and understandings of social media, especially Twitter and Facebook, as used for political discussions. Compared to the average Swedish 17 to 18-year-olds, the participants are relatively interested in civic and political questions. By focusing on this segment, the article mirrors the experiences of an understudied group – young people who are interested in politics but not engaged. The participants were skeptical about social media as used in relation to politics, and expressed doubts about their suitability and usefulness. Four themes were identified, where three have to do with perceived risks: for conflict, misunderstandings and deceit. The participants also expressed the idea of online political activities as being less authentic than their offline equivalents. The idea that young people want and expect something that political organizations cannot live up to is one of the most dominant discourses that characterize the discussion on youth political participation today. However, while some properties of social media fit well into what young people have been found to prefer, for the participants, negative traits seem to outweigh the positive ones, thus discouraging them from participating.

Comments by Young People and Considerations for Career Educators

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary McMahon ◽  
Wendy Patton
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
School Age ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Group Interviews

Career development is a complex lifelong process influenced by a diversity of factors. This paper examines the perceptions of children and adolescents about the influence of school on their career development. The data was gathered through focus group interviews with children and adolescents in the following school age groups: pre-school, infants, primary, secondary and post-compulsory. While young people were able to make links between school and career on a number of dimensions, these links were made differentially. Recommendations for much closer formal links between school and work were made.

scholarly journals Legitimate Political Demands? How Young Russians of Different Political Orientation Assess Protests

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-162
Author(s):  
Félix Krawatzek
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Political Orientation ◽  
Authoritarian Regimes ◽  
The Political ◽  
Institutional Trust ◽  
Friendship Networks ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Key Variables ◽  
Group Interviews

Abstract Popular unrest is a source of worry also for seemingly stable authoritarian regimes. Young faces have become the image of protest in Russia over the last two years, and they convey the importance of protests that may emerge in any authoritarian regime. Nevertheless, it remains unclear what kind of young people are taking to the street and how their mobilisation is judged by their peers. This paper draws on survey data from 2018 and 2019 on the political attitudes of young Russians alongside focus group interviews generated in 2019 in Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg. The combination of these two sources allows us to explore the shifting assessments of political and environmental protests and young people’s participation therein. It is argued that young Russians of different political orientation agree that Putin has been in power for too long and that also regime supporters do not, in principle, oppose regime critical protests. Rather, supporters insist on the importance for protests to be officially approved but question the genuine political nature of oppositional mobilisation. Friendship networks and institutional trust emerge as the key variables for understanding assessment of protests.

scholarly journals The Future of Russia as Seen by Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 135-142
Author(s):  
Vladimir Komarovskiy
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
The Future ◽  
Fundamental Research ◽  
Group Interviews

The paper analyses students’ ideas about the prospects of Russia in the foreseeable future (20—25 years). The data were obtained through the Mentor project “Image of the Desired Future of Russia as Seen by Students” of the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research. The study included focus-group interviews (May—November 2019) with students of 10 universities located throughout the country (Kaliningrad, Sevastopol, Yaroslavl, Makhachkala, Krasnoyarsk, Krasnodar, etc.). In addition to other goals, the authors determined the extent of optimism (pessimism) of students regarding Russia’s capacity to adequately respond to current challenges and to successfully compete with other countries. As young people believe, Russia will have to solve these issues in the nearest future.

scholarly journals Youth Centres as Foodscapes and Informal Learning Environments in Finland

Young ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 110330882098800
Author(s):  
Eila Kauppinen ◽  
Tomi Kiilakoski ◽  
Päivi Palojoki
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Youth Work ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Informal Learning Environments ◽  
Food Education ◽  
Integral Element ◽  
Group Interviews

Although not adequately studied in the research on youth work, food is and has been an integral element of youth centres. This article examines what characterizes youth centres as foodscapes and explores which aspects of youth centres support the food-related learning of young people. We merge the traditions of youth work research, food education and learning. The data of the study consist of two rounds of focus group interviews ( N = 14) conducted with young people aged 13 to 17. The data are qualitatively analysed using the five aspects meal model, which was developed to analyse foodscapes. The results of this study suggest that when youth centres, as foodscapes, are based on the active participation of young people and offer them opportunities to have an influence on the activities and work with peers, it is easier for young people to be inspired and learn.

scholarly journals Let the Right One in: Sports Leaders’ Shared Experiences of Including Refugee Girls and Boys in Sports Clubs

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1-2020) ◽  
pp. 36-51
Author(s):  
Peter Carlman ◽  
Maria Hjalmarsson ◽  
Carina Vikström
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Interviews ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
Sports Culture ◽  
Shared Experiences ◽  
Sports Club ◽  
Gender And Sports ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
The Right

This study investigated how gender and sports capital are expressed in sports leaders’ talk about sports for young people with a refugee background. Empirical data were derived from four focus group interviews representing 21 sports club leaders in Sweden. The leaders defined boys and girls as distinct groups but also as groups within which there are differences. Compared with the boys, the girls were presented with lesser possibilities to participate in sports. According to the leaders, the differences in the group of girls rested on that the sports culture in the girls’ country of origin, which may be more or less permissive for girls to be engaged in sports, whereas differences within the group of boys were understood in terms of bodies and mentalities.

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