Technology and Youth: Growing Up in a Digital World
Sampson Lee Blair
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Description for Technology and Youth: Growing Up in a Digital World
Hardback. This volume of examines the role of technology in the lives of children and adolescents. Topics addressed include: cyberbullying, video games and aggressive behavior, online gaming and the development of social skills, sexuality, child pornography, virtual communities for children, social networking and peer relations, and other related issues. Series: Sociological Studies of Children and Youth. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 45. Weight in Grams: 864.
This volume focuses on the theme of Technology and Youth; advancements in communication and leisure technologies over the past decade have radically transformed the role of technology in the lives of youth. Around the globe, children and adolescents are often seen as being the first to embrace new technologies, such as new forms of social media. Having a cell phone, once regarded as an adult technology, has become a necessity within youth culture in many societies. Even video games, once limited to stand-alone computers, have become a venue for social gatherings of youth. The rapid pace of technological advancement has ... Read more
This volume focuses on the theme of Technology and Youth; advancements in communication and leisure technologies over the past decade have radically transformed the role of technology in the lives of youth. Around the globe, children and adolescents are often seen as being the first to embrace new technologies, such as new forms of social media. Having a cell phone, once regarded as an adult technology, has become a necessity within youth culture in many societies. Even video games, once limited to stand-alone computers, have become a venue for social gatherings of youth. The rapid pace of technological advancement has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
Series
Sociological Studies of Children and Youth
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785602658
SKU
V9781785602658
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99-50
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