{"id":108,"date":"2025-10-21T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/?p=108"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:11:33","slug":"tsp-grad-student-board-on-young-people-youtube-politics-ep-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/2025\/10\/21\/tsp-grad-student-board-on-young-people-youtube-politics-ep-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Sociology in the News | Ep. 12 | Emine Fidan Elcioglu in The Conversation on Young Adults, YouTube, &amp; Politics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The TSP board discusses how young people are depending on YouTube to learn about Politics. This discussion is based on a recent piece by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utsc.utoronto.ca\/sociology\/emine-fidan-elcioglu\">Emine Fidan Elcioglu<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/youtube-shapes-young-peoples-political-education-but-the-site-simplifies-complex-issues-260758\"><em>The Conversation<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5077064-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5077064-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:660px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5077064-1-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5077064-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5077064-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5077064-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5077064-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/pexels-cottonbro-5077064-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/30ElTGFVDwook9aeI0ZoEc?si=s2KKiuRKSoGY97LNbH8CnA\">Listen on Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9895\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-108-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/Sociology-in-the-News-10_10_25-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/Sociology-in-the-News-10_10_25-1.mp3\">https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/Sociology-in-the-News-10_10_25-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/Sociology-in-the-News-10_10_25-1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/?powerpress_pinw=108-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/soc101\/files\/2025\/10\/Sociology-in-the-News-10_10_25-1.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Sociology-in-the-News-10_10_25-1.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TSP board discusses how young people are depending on YouTube to learn about Politics. 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