Watkins, S. Craig.

Young and the Digital : What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages)

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

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Mass media and youth -- United States.
Technology and youth -- United States.
Digital media -- Social aspects -- United States.
Teenagers -- Social networks -- United States.
Internet -- Social aspects.
Online social networks -- United States.


Electronic books.

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