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This Research Guide focuses on social media - tools/software which allow users to create, publish, and interact with others over the Internet. It will help you find information on such topics as social media and children or adolescents, social media and privacy, social media and hiring decisions, social media and race, class or gender. Related terms include social networking, virtual social worlds, user-generated content, etc.
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