Are There Generational Differences? Social Media Use and Perceived Shared Reality

Brian J. Bowe; Donghee Yvette Wohn

doi:10.1145/2789187.2789200

Are There Generational Differences? Social Media Use and Perceived Shared Reality

Brian J. Bowe, Donghee Yvette Wohn

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Abstract

Are there generational differences in how social media influences our perceived reality of the world? Based on the survey results of 1,060 adults in the U.S., this article examines generational differences between so-called "digital natives" - millennial students who have grown up using information communication technologies - And earlier generations, who have adopted social media tools later in life. We examined both traditional and social media usage patterns to see if social media use plays a role in perceived shared reality-how people are influenced by their network. The results suggest that the two generations differ in terms of how different facets of social media use are correlated with their perception of shared reality. However, certain uses of social media, such as clicking links provided by social media contacts, contribute to perceived shared reality both for younger and older people.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015
Editors	Anatoliy Gruzd, Jenna Jacobson, Philip Mai, Barry Wellman
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450339230
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2789187.2789200
State	Published - Jul 27 2015
Event	International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015 - Toronto, Canada Duration: Jul 27 2015 → Jul 29 2015

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Name	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume	2015-July

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Other	International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Toronto
Period	7/27/15 → 7/29/15

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Software
Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Computer Networks and Communications

Keywords

Digital natives
Millennials
Shared reality
Social constructionism
Social influence
Social media

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Bowe, B. J., & Wohn, D. Y. (2015). Are There Generational Differences? Social Media Use and Perceived Shared Reality. In A. Gruzd, J. Jacobson, P. Mai, & B. Wellman (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015 Article a17 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; Vol. 2015-July). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/2789187.2789200

Bowe, Brian J. ; Wohn, Donghee Yvette. / Are There Generational Differences? Social Media Use and Perceived Shared Reality. Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015. editor / Anatoliy Gruzd ; Jenna Jacobson ; Philip Mai ; Barry Wellman. Association for Computing Machinery, 2015. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).

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Bowe, BJ & Wohn, DY 2015, Are There Generational Differences? Social Media Use and Perceived Shared Reality. in A Gruzd, J Jacobson, P Mai & B Wellman (eds), Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015., a17, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, vol. 2015-July, Association for Computing Machinery, International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015, Toronto, Canada, 7/27/15. https://doi.org/10.1145/2789187.2789200

Are There Generational Differences? Social Media Use and Perceived Shared Reality. / Bowe, Brian J.; Wohn, Donghee Yvette.
Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015. ed. / Anatoliy Gruzd; Jenna Jacobson; Philip Mai; Barry Wellman. Association for Computing Machinery, 2015. a17 (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; Vol. 2015-July).

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Bowe BJ, Wohn DY. Are There Generational Differences? Social Media Use and Perceived Shared Reality. In Gruzd A, Jacobson J, Mai P, Wellman B, editors, Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Social Media and Society, SMSociety 2015. Association for Computing Machinery. 2015. a17. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series). doi: 10.1145/2789187.2789200

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