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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960739603321

Autore

Watkins S. Craig (Samuel Craig)

Titolo

The young and the digital : what the migration to social network sites, games, and anytime, anywhere media means for our future / / S. Craig Watkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : Beacon Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8070-9735-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/3308350973

Soggetti

Mass media and youth - United States

Technology and youth - United States

Digital media - Social aspects - United States

Teenagers - Social networks - United States

Internet - Social aspects

Online social networks - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: The young and the digital -- Digital migration : young people's historic move to the online world -- Social media 101 : what schools are learning about themselves and young technology users -- The very well connected : friending, bonding, and community in the digital age -- Digital gates : how race and class distinctions are shaping the digital world -- We play : the allure of social games, synthetic worlds, and second lives -- Hooked : rethinking the internet addiction debate -- Now! Fast entertainment and multitasking in an always-on world -- "May I have your attention?" : the consequences of anytime, anywhere technology -- Conclusion: A message from Barack : what the young and the digital means for our political future.

Sommario/riassunto

In The Young and the Digital, S. Craig Watkins skillfully draws from more than 500 surveys and 350 in-depth interviews with young people, parents, and educators to understand how a digital lifestyle is affecting the ways youth learn, play, bond, and communicate. Timely and deeply relevant, the book covers the influence of MySpace and Facebook, the growing appetite for "anytime, anywhere" media and "fast



entertainment," how online "digital gates" reinforce race and class divisions, and how technology is transforming America's classrooms. Watkins also debunks popular myths surrounding cyberpredators, Internet addiction, and social isolation. The result is a fascinating portrait, both celebratory and wary, about the coming of age of the first fully wired generation.