It's complicated : the social lives of networked teens

The Resource It's complicated : the social lives of networked teens

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It's complicated : the social lives of networked teens

Title remainder

the social lives of networked teens

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Danah Boyd

Language

eng

Summary

"What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this book, the author, a youth culture and technology expert examines the conventional wisdom regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ultimately, she argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism hinder teenagers' ability to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens through their online interactions. Yet despite an environment of rampant fear-mongering, she finds that teens often find ways to engage and to develop a sense of identity. Offering insights gleaned from more than a decade of original fieldwork interviewing teenagers across the United States, she concludes reassuringly that the kids are all right. At the same time, she acknowledges that coming to terms with life in a networked era is not easy or obvious. In a technologically mediated world, life is bound to be complicated."--Publisher's description

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

004.67/80835

Index

index present

LC call number

HQ799.2.I5

LC item number

B68 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

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