Methodologies in the Study of Online Social Networks and Youth
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https://doi.org/10.37467/gka-revsocial.v2.1236Keywords:
Online Social Networks, Youth, Methodologies, Communication, InternetAbstract
Although there is a lot of research on online social networks and young people, most of it lack a rigorous methodology or do not have a representative sample. There are at least three difficulties. The first one is that social networks are reluctant to provide any information to facilitate the establishment of a universe of study. The second is that SN have a constantly changing universe; and the third one comes from the fact that access to user data is often impossible due to privacy rules that have been established as social networks have evolved. Therefore, researchers are applying traditional methodologies such as surveys or focus groups. However, the use of qualitative and quantitative methodologies together is rare. In this sense, this research proposes a new mixed methodology that can approach these researches to the reality of the relationship established between youth and social networking.
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