El rol de las redes sociales en las actitudes del consumidor político del Valle de Aburrá

Abstract

Social networks are exerting a strong influence on their users. This phenomenon is not alien to the political consumer and specifically in their attitudes towards polarization. This influence has a very prominent role in the social environment, which means that it increases the social gaps between different socioeconomic levels and in a certain way affects the business sector whose purpose is the development of the region. It is necessary to reflect in order to understand the behavior of the political consumer and how, in the face of these social gaps, it is possible to continue weaving this business network. This research work is born from this need and therefore its main objective is to describe the attitudes of the political consumer of the metropolitan area of the Aburrá Valley, towards the political polarization that social networks promote. The objectives that will lead to its fulfillment are: (i) to determine how social networks intervene in the cognitive component of the attitudes of the political consumer of the metropolitan area of the Aburrá Valley, (ii) to recognize the power that social networks have in the affective component of the political consumer of the metropolitan area of the Aburrá Valley; and (iii) to know the dominance that social networks exert in the behavioral component of the political consumer of the metropolitan area of the Aburrá Valley. Terms such as consumer attitudes and polarization will be discussed in the theoretical framework. A qualitative methodology research will be conducted through in-depth interviews. These findings will be shared with business associations so that actions can be taken to continue weaving a network among businessmen contributing to the development of the region.