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9780807006160

The Young and the Digital

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  • ISBN13:

    9780807006160

  • ISBN10:

    0807006165

  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2010-09-07
  • Publisher: Beacon Press

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Summary

InThe Young and the Digital,S. CraigWatkins 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 Americars"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.

Author Biography

S. Craig Watkins is associate professor of radio-TV-film at the University of Texas-Austin. The author of Hip Hop Matters (Beacon / 0986-4 / $16.00 pb) and Representing, he resides in Austin.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Young and the Digitalp. ix
Digital Migration: Young People's Historic Move to the Online Worldp. 1
Social Media 101: What Schools Are Learning about Themselves and Young Technology Usersp. 19
The Very Well Connected: Friending, Bonding, and Community in the Digital Agep. 47
Digital Gates: How Race and Class Distinctions Are Shaping the Digital Worldp. 75
We Play: The Allure of Social Games, Synthetic Worlds, and Second Livesp. 103
Hooked: Rethinking the Internet Addiction Debatep. 133
Now! Fast Entertainment and Multitasking in an Always-On Worldp. 157
"May I have your attention?": The Consequences of Anytime, Anywhere Technologyp. 171
Conclusion: A Message from Barack: What the Young and the Digital Means for Our Political Futurep. 193
The Making of This Book: Research, Methods, and Acknowledgmentsp. 209
Notesp. 219
Indexp. 243
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