Describe the participants (any characteristics given, how they were recruited,

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1. Read the article:
Kushin, M.J. & Yamamoto, M. (2010). Did social media really matter? College students use of online media and political decision making in the 2008 election. Mass Communication and Society, 13, 608-630.

2. In approximately 5 typed (double-spaced) pages, answer the following questions/prompts. Write your answers in full sentences as thoroughly as you wish, and explain everything in your own words (no quotes please). Please limit your maximum page number to 10.

i) Do the researchers state their purpose for conducting this research? If so, what is it? If not, what do you think it is?

ii) In your own words, explain political self-efficacy and situational political involvement. Give an example for each.

iii) Compare/contrast the three forms of internet use studied in this article (social media, online expression, traditional internet sources).

iv) What were the research hypotheses and what research question(s) guided the research?

v) Describe the participants (any characteristics given, how they were recruited, etc.).

vi) Describe how the researchers collected their data (measures used, format of the survey, etc.). For addressing how forms of internet use were measured, just give the name of the index created and two of the activities that loaded on to it (for each of the 3 indices).

vii) What were the main findings in relation to the research hypotheses?

viii) The researchers acknowledge certain limitations to their study. What are they, and how do these limitations influence your perception of their findings?

ix) Relate this article to your own experiences during the 2016 campaign in approximately 250-500 words. Please discuss generally; I dont need to know who you voted for.
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Papers must be typed (12 point font) and address the points outlined above.
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