When and Where They Enter: African American Women and Their Use of Social Network Sites

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  • February 28, 2019
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  • Harris, Lori E.
    • Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
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  • This study investigated African American women's use of social network sites (SNS) with a primary focus on Facebook. Eight African American women from the University of Chapel Hill campus were interviewed to determine how African American women use SNS, what their information seeking needs were when using SNS and what facilitators or barriers they encounter. Based on the results of the study, the data revealed that African American women are prolific users of SNS. There are a variety of reasons that African American women use SNS which include fulfilling both personal and professional needs. Furthermore, participants expressed an overwhelming concern about privacy issues inherent in Facebook as well as advertisements that have no relational or added value to their lives as African American women. These findings demonstrate the importance of expanding the range of study as it relates to the everyday use by African American women of social network sites.
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  • Gollop, Claudia
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  • Master of Science in Library Science
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 58
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  • 8b1b0b19-b332-4121-8a18-d85034ef0233

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