Research on teen social media use has a racial bias – studies of white kids are widely taken to be universal
- Written by Linda Charmaraman, Director of Youth, Media & Wellbeing Research Lab, Wellesley College
White teens and teens of color do not have identical online experiences.JGI/Jamie Grill/Tetra images via Getty ImagesMost research on teen social media use has been conducted on white teensand college students. As a result, it is unclear to what extent overlooked populations such as racial and ethnic minorities, sexual and gender minorities and...




