Youth 2.0: Social Media and Adolescence: Connecting, Sharing and Empowering
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Description for Youth 2.0: Social Media and Adolescence: Connecting, Sharing and Empowering
Hardcover. Editor(s): Walrave, Michel; Ponnet, Koen; Vanderhoven, Ellen; Haers, Jacques; Segaert, Barbara. BIC Classification: JHB. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book grasps the duality between opportunities and risks which arise from children’s and adolescents’ social media use. It investigates the following main themes, from a multidisciplinary perspective: identity, privacy, risks and empowerment. Social media have become an integral part of young people’s lives. While social media offer adolescents opportunities for identity and relational development, adolescents might also be confronted with some threats. The first part of this book deals with how young people use social media to express their developing identity. The second part revolves around the disclosure of personal information on social network sites, and concentrates on the ... Read more
This book grasps the duality between opportunities and risks which arise from children’s and adolescents’ social media use. It investigates the following main themes, from a multidisciplinary perspective: identity, privacy, risks and empowerment. Social media have become an integral part of young people’s lives. While social media offer adolescents opportunities for identity and relational development, adolescents might also be confronted with some threats. The first part of this book deals with how young people use social media to express their developing identity. The second part revolves around the disclosure of personal information on social network sites, and concentrates on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
255
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319278919
SKU
V9783319278919
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Walrave
Michel Walrave is a professor at the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp. He is responsible for the research group MIOS which conducts research on, amongst others, young people's uses of digital technologies. His research is centered around online self-disclosure and privacy. He investigates adolescents’ and adults’ online disclosure of personal ... Read more
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