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Research on the Media Usage, Political Predispositions, and Social Participation of Generation Z

Authors
Jiayi Sun1, *
1Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100071, China
*Corresponding author. Email: jiayisun2002@126.com
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Jiayi Sun
Available Online 28 March 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-382-5_23How to use a DOI?
Keywords
political predispositions; subculture; consensus; dissent
Abstract

This article investigates the relationship between media usage, political predispositions, and social participation among Generation Z in China. Grounded in Paul Lazarsfeld’s hypothesis of political predispositions, it analyzes the political attitudes and behaviors of this generation within the context of mass media and the internet. By exploring resistance culture in subcultures and the entertainment-driven media environment, the study examines the characteristics of patriotic youth, such as the “Little pink,” and rebellious groups within rock culture. Furthermore, it assesses the influence of social events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on the political predispositions of Generation Z, while also considering how factors like family background and professionalism in occupational fields contribute to shifts in attitudes. Ultimately, the article concludes that the patterns of media usage and the sources of information significantly impact the maintenance and transformation of Generation Z’s political predispositions.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Social Sciences and Educational Development (ICOSSED 2024)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 March 2025
ISBN
978-2-38476-382-5
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-382-5_23How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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