Abstract
By using survey data collected in Hong Kong, where Chinese and Hong Kongese identities are dynamically constructed in a non-mutually exclusive way, this study demonstrates that the political use of social media polarizes the attitudes and affect of those who have single Hong Kongese identity, whereas it has depolarizing effects among those who have dual identities of Hong Kongese and Chinese. These contrasting effects on polarization between single and dual identifiers have downstream consequences on political participation.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 4 Aug 2019 |
| Event | 2019 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference (AEJMC 2019) - Toronto, Canada Duration: 7 Aug 2019 → 10 Aug 2019 Conference number: 102 http://aejmc.org/events/toronto19/schedule/ https://www.aejmc.org/home/2019/06/pcig-2019-abstracts/ |
Conference
| Conference | 2019 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference (AEJMC 2019) |
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| Place | Canada |
| City | Toronto |
| Period | 7/08/19 → 10/08/19 |
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