Teen adoption of MySpace and IM: inner-city versus suburban differences.
Based on an anonymous survey of 432 students from eight public schools, this study shows that inner-city teens are more likely to use MySpace and suburban teens are more likely to use IM; moreover, suburban teens are more likely than inner-city teens to be the early adopters of both MySpace and IM. This urban-suburban differential reveals another dimension of the so-called second digital divide.
Zhao
Shanyang
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Department of Sociology, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, USA. shanyang.zhao@temple.edu
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000367:Age Factors; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013383:Suburban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data