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The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye

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The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye

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This study primarily focuses on the relationship between social media use and the political knowledge gap in Türkiye. Regarding political issues, the work in this focus axis is built on questioning and researching the political knowledge gap among individuals categorized at different levels regarding socio-economic status, education level, motivation, and social media use variables. Based on the problem, the differentiation in education and socio-economic level is at the center. Gender, motivation, and social media use are other investigated variables. The research examines whether the effect of social media environments, which are today’s most common usage area, on the level of political knowledge reveals a meaningful differentiation and reveals at what points information gaps arise. For this purpose, field research was carried out in Türkiye with 1.076 people. The study has a quantitative design based on the fact that its original value is in its being the first research in this field in the country. The data obtained from the documents showed that education level and gender variables are no longer determining factors in the knowledge gap hypothesis research.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İletişim ve Medya Çalışmaları

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

12 Temmuz 2024

Gönderilme Tarihi

15 Ocak 2022

Kabul Tarihi

9 Temmuz 2024

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2024 Sayı: 66

Kaynak Göster

APA
Topçu, Ç., & Serarslan, M. (2024). The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, 66, 119-145. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2023-1056578
AMA
1.Topçu Ç, Serarslan M. The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 2024;(66):119-145. doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2023-1056578
Chicago
Topçu, Çiçek, ve Meral Serarslan. 2024. “The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, sy 66: 119-45. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2023-1056578.
EndNote
Topçu Ç, Serarslan M (01 Temmuz 2024) The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences 66 119–145.
IEEE
[1]Ç. Topçu ve M. Serarslan, “The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye”, Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, sy 66, ss. 119–145, Tem. 2024, doi: 10.26650/CONNECTIST2023-1056578.
ISNAD
Topçu, Çiçek - Serarslan, Meral. “The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 66 (01 Temmuz 2024): 119-145. https://doi.org/10.26650/CONNECTIST2023-1056578.
JAMA
1.Topçu Ç, Serarslan M. The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 2024;:119–145.
MLA
Topçu, Çiçek, ve Meral Serarslan. “The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye”. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences, sy 66, Temmuz 2024, ss. 119-45, doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2023-1056578.
Vancouver
1.Çiçek Topçu, Meral Serarslan. The view of political knowledge gap among social media users in Türkiye. Connectist: Istanbul University Journal of Communication Sciences. 01 Temmuz 2024;(66):119-45. doi:10.26650/CONNECTIST2023-1056578