VÁZQUEZ-BARRIO, TAMARA; GONZÁLEZ-CASTRO, JACOB Y GARCÍA-MARÍN, DAVID, 2026. Online hate: mapping youth symbolic violence in the digital ecosystem. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 84, 1-24. ISSN1138-5820
Introduction: Hate speech finds a favorable space for its expansion on the internet. The difficulty in identifying aggressors, combined with the speed at which messages spread on social media, contributes to the persistence and normalization of this form of violence. Young people become a group of particular interest for analysis due to their high exposure and active role in online interaction spaces. Methodology: The study consisted of a nationally representative survey conducted with a sample of 1,205 young people aged 16 to 29. Data collection was carried out between March and April 2023 through computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI). Results: The findings reveal that more than half of participants have received negative comments related to their physical appearance or clothing style. Women show greater vulnerability to attacks linked to both gender and appearance. High exposure is also observed among those who identify with left-wing ideologies. 83% of respondents admit to practicing self-censorship as a preventive measure to avoid conflicts on social media. Discussion and Conclusions: The study highlights a concerning normalization of hate speech on the internet, where attacks are mainly centered around gender and political ideology. It is urgent to develop prevention strategies and promote critical digital education aimed at protecting vulnerable groups and fostering safe participation in the digital space.
GIL-SOLSONA, DAVID; MEJÍAS-LEIVA, MANUEL, 2026. Class Inequalities in Youth Emancipation in Spain: Changes across Generations and New Trends. Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, no. 194, pp. 63-84. ISSN 1988-5903.
This paper analyses the changes taking place in class differences in the youth emancipation process in Spain over the past 50 years. It relies on data from study 3233 of the Spanish Center for Sociological Research (CIS), which compiles the experiences of transition to adulthood of different Spanish generations, and survival models. Results suggest that, while in the mid-20th century, lower-class youngsters left home significantly earlier than their upper-class counterparts, today, this difference does not exist. Furthermore, one of the two indexes used indicates that the current trend is the opposite: young people from upper-class origins tend to leave home earlier. Among the causes of this change are new emancipation models, or the increasing importance of access to housing in this life course process.
SUÁREZ-ÁLVAREZ, R., GARCÍA-JIMÉNEZ, A., 2026. Cartografía del consumo de contenidos de influencers de adolescentes y jóvenes. Cuadernos del Audiovisual del Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucía, núm. 15, pp. 45-62. ISSN: 2952-6094, e-ISSN: 2952-6116.
The consumption of content created by influencers has become a daily practice among adolescents and young adults, reconfiguring their dynamics of socialization and identity construction. In order to investigate the preferences in the use of social networks and the frequency of access to audiovisual content produced by these actors, the consumption dynamics of adolescents and young people are analysed in the five social media with the highest penetration among young audiences: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch and Facebook. A quantitative methodology was employed to survey 1,639 Spanish adolescents and young people aged between fourteen and twenty-four years. The results of the study indicate a balanced consumption of Instagram and TikTok by gender, suggesting that these platforms are configured as spaces for shared social practices. Boys exhibit a higher level of consumption on YouTube and Twitch which suggests their preference for longer audiovisual formats that are thematic and narrative in nature, with a focus on live and gaming content.
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