How Have Encounters in Low-Income Urban Areas Been Reshaped by Social

question 85

Essay

How have encounters in low-income urban areas been reshaped by social media? Do people have more
or even control over the people around them and their potential meetings? Or are people newly vulnerable online? What does the research conducted by urban sociologist Jeffrey Lane suggest? Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

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