The Young and the Digital

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

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Electronics, Digital, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Demography
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Author: S. Craig Watkins ISBN: 9780807097359
Publisher: Beacon Press Publication: October 1, 2009
Imprint: Beacon Press Language: English
Author: S. Craig Watkins
ISBN: 9780807097359
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication: October 1, 2009
Imprint: Beacon Press
Language: English

In The 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 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. 

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In The 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 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. 

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