Research paper
Influence of non-technical elements on the choice of and engagement with social media platforms: Culture and religion and their impact on how young Saudi adults use social media
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- Title
- Influence of non-technical elements on the choice of and engagement with social media platforms: Culture and religion and their impact on how young Saudi adults use social media
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- University of Otago
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- Description
This thesis explores how young Saudi Arabian social media users engage with social media platforms in relation to their social, cultural and religious values. This thesis argues that these elements influence the users’ self-presentation, level of engagement, sharing practices, online identity, and even their community’s acceptance of certain media platforms, alongside the technical and aesthetic design of the platforms. This thesis argues that these non-technical aspects of user engagement ne...
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- Research paper
- Research format
- Scholarly text / Thesis
- Thesis level
- Masters
- Date created
- 2016
- Creator
- Alnaghaimshi, Noorah
- URL
- https://hdl.handle.net/10523/6705
- Related subjects
- social media platforms / religion / culture / collectivism / Saudi Arabia
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