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The Social Lives of Networked Teens
Yale University Press
March 2014
On Sale: February 25, 2014
290 pages
ISBN: 0300166311
EAN: 9780300166316
Kindle: B00HUYT8TS
Hardcover / e-Book
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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 teens’ 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 teenagers’ 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. Boyd’s 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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