Date of Award
12-5-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Communication Studies, MA
First Advisor
Gilbert Fowler
Committee Members
Holly Hall; Marceline Thompson-Hayes
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2017 O38
Abstract
Since its inception in 2004, Facebook has been one of the leading social networking sites among college students. Despite its numerous advantages, the issue of privacy on Facebook has been a major concern. In order to know how college students perceive privacy on Facebook, in-depth interviews were conducted among 20 college students (10 males, 10 females) at Arkansas State University. The study found that a majority of the participants have not read the Facebook privacy policies noted when one signs in to use Facebook. College students employ different protection strategies in restricting their profiles. The result indicated that intrusion is part of Facebook itself and application of Communication Privacy Management theory showed that a majority of the females have shown a thick privacy boundary and there is a difference between males and females regarding attitudes about Facebook’s protection of their privacy and information.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Ogundijo, Emmanuel Omotayo, "Perceptions of Facebook Privacy Among Arkansas State University Students" (2017). Student Theses and Dissertations. 551.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/551
