Capitalizing on social interactions : facebook use and political participation amongst Singapore's youths.

• Main Authors: Leow, Kai Ling., Lu, Jingshi., Tan, Xin Hui., Tan, Gabriel Yong Chia.
• Other Authors: Marko M Skoric
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social behavior
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15745
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Social Networking Sites (SNSs) have attracted much scholarly interest due to their ability to facilitate social interactions - the basis for the formation of social capital (Putnam, 2000). Using a nationally-representative sample of Singaporean youths, this study sought to explore how the use of the...