{"product_id":"teenagers-and-technology-chris-davies-9780415684576","title":"Teenagers and Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe popular media often presents a negative picture of young people and technology. From addiction to gaming, the distractions of the Internet, to the risks of social networking, the downsides of new technology in the lives of teenagers are often over-blown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeenagers and Technology presents a balanced picture of the part played by technology in the lives of young people. Drawing on extensive interviews conducted over several years, this book offers a timely and non-sensational exploration of teenagers' experiences and opinions about the digital technologies they use, desire and dislike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers a range of topical subjects including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial networking and online engagement in the wider social world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilding online self-identity and group membership\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTechnology in the home\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeveloping technology skills in support of learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDrawing on technological resources in the journey towards adulthood.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in what young people actually say about using new technology in their daily lives, \u003ci\u003eTeenagers and Technology\u003c\/i\u003e presents a picture in which young people have in some respects a unique relationship to technology, but one that is actually not exceptional or of a completely different order to how people in general relate to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy providing a nuanced view on the topic, \u003ci\u003eTeenagers and Technology\u003c\/i\u003e counters the extreme accounts of 'digital youth', and exaggerated anxieties created by the mass media. It will be of interest to students and academics working in the fields of adolescent and Internet studies, along with education professionals, practitioners, teenagers and their parents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Davies, Rebecca Eynon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415684579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415684576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Chris Davies","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46311014269183,"sku":"9780415684576","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9298cfc6-d7dc-478a-8682-fc02091cf426.jpg?v=1730887861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teenagers-and-technology-chris-davies-9780415684576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}