product iamge

The Young and the Digital: What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future

This document was uploaded by one of our users. The uploader already confirmed that they had the permission to publish it. If you are author/publisher or own the copyright of this documents, please report to us by using this DMCA report form.

Download
Search on Amazon

Simply click on the Download Book button.

Yes, Book downloads on Ebookily are 100% Free.

Sometimes the book is free on Amazon As well, so go ahead and hit "Search on Amazon"

Author(s): S. Craig Watkins
Year: 2009

Language: English
Pages: 272

The Young and the Digital......Page 4
Introduction: The Young and the Digital......Page 10
One: Digital Migration: Young People’s Historic Move to the Online World......Page 24
Two: Social Media 101: What Schools Are Learning about Themselves and Young Technology Users......Page 42
Three: The Very Well Connected: Friending, Bonding, and Community in the Digital Age......Page 70
Four: Digital Gates: How Race and Class Distinctions Are Shaping the Digital World......Page 98
Five: We Play: The Allure of Social Games, Synthetic Worlds, and Second Lives......Page 126
Six: Hooked Rethinking the Internet Addiction Debate......Page 156
Seven: Now!: Fast Entertainment and Multitasking in an Always-On World......Page 180
Eight: “May I have your attention?”: The Consequences of Anytime, Anywhere Technology......Page 194
Conclusion: A Message from Barack: What the Young and the Digital Means for Our Political Future......Page 216
The Making of This Book: Research, Methods, and Acknowledgments......Page 232
Notes......Page 242
Index......Page 266