Exposure to Controversy in an Information Society
dc.contributor.author | Garrett, R. Kelly | en_US |
dc.contributor.advisor | Resnick, Paul J. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-07-11T13:42:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-07-11T13:42:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | en_US |
dc.date.submitted | 2005 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/39374 | |
dc.description.abstract | How will people use the Internet and other emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs) to shape their exposure to political information? Will Internet users be inclined to fashion an information environment that reflects their own political predispositions, or will they continue to encounter a range of perspectives online? The dissertation addresses these questions using two interconnected research projects. The first project uses nationally representative survey data to examine how contemporary use of the Internet is influencing citizens’ overall exposure to political information. The second project focuses on individual choices about exposure to news items in an online environment that affords enhanced control over partisanship. Taken together, these projects clarify the contemporary dynamic of selective political exposure, providing evidence about citizens’ underlying preferences regarding political information. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 3124 bytes | |
dc.format.extent | 1335819 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | Selective Exposure | en_US |
dc.subject | Democratic Deliberation | en_US |
dc.subject | Political Polarization | en_US |
dc.subject | Information and Communication Technology | en_US |
dc.subject | Internet | en_US |
dc.subject | Online News | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Information | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Information Society -- Political Aspects | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Internet -- Social Aspects | en_US |
dc.title | Exposure to Controversy in an Information Society | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreename | PhD | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreediscipline | Information | en_US |
dc.description.thesisdegreegrantor | University of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Neuman, W. Russell | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Edwards, Paul N. | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Bimber, Bruce | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Information and Library Science | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/39374/2/Garrett-dissertation-final.pdf | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's) |
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