SSSP 2024 Annual Meeting

Date: Saturday, August 10

Time: 10:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Session 054: Social Problems in the Digital Age
Room: Jarry

Sponsor: Social Problems Theory

Organizer, Presider &

Discussant: David C. Lane, Illinois State University

Description: 

This session is centered on the intersection of changing technology and social problems activity.

Papers:

“Now Trending #Violence and #Truecrime: A Literature Review of Violence, Crime, and Social Media Discourse,” Kemi Johnson Pratt, Texas Woman's University

“Engaging an Engaged Audience: From Classroom Content to Critical Conversations in the Digital Age,” Wade P. Smith, Eastern Illinois University

“#Politics: Understanding Young People’s Political Engagement on Facebook Using Ordered Logistic Regression,” Clara Mey, University of Delaware