The excessive openness, naivety and careless behaviour of children and teenagers in social networks is no more than a myth, Olga Gurkina and Elena Novikova have concluded in their study which was presented at the 15th April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development. Teenagers communicate online mostly with friends, not strangers, and rarely openly express their opinions. They prefer indirect expression, such as likes and reposts rather than comments, changes of status and photos
April 18, 2014
Political activity in social networks is often the result of professionals skillfully manipulating the information space, groups, and users. Consumers tend to vote for the current government, while those dissatisfied with everyday problems tend to vote for the opposition, and only nationalists are active supporters of their own ideas – such are the findings of Galina Gradoselskaya, Associate Professor of the HSE Department of Sociological Research Methods
March 21, 2014
Women’s magazines, declaring itself as model of modern woman interests and promoters of actual trends, in point of fact promote 19th century values. That’s the conclusion Elena Meshkova has drawn in her research
August 16, 2013