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IT'S COMPLICATED
By: Danah Boyd
The Social Lives of Networked Teens
Yale University Press
March 2014
On Sale: February 25, 2014
290 pages
ISBN: 0300166311
EAN: 9780300166316
Kindle: B00HUYT8TS
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Non-Fiction
What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teensβ lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert danah boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ultimately, boyd argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism hinder teenagersβ ability to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens through their online interactions. Yet despite an environment of rampant fear-mongering, boyd finds that teens often find ways to engage and to develop a sense of identity. Boydβs conclusions are essential reading not only for parents, teachers, and others who work with teens but also for anyone interested in the impact of emerging technologies on society, culture, and commerce in years to come. Offering insights gleaned from more than a decade of original fieldwork interviewing teenagers across the United States, boyd concludes reassuringly that the kids are all right. At the same time, she acknowledges that coming to terms with life in a networked era is not easy or obvious. In a technologically mediated world, life is bound to be complicated.
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