1st Edition

Adolescent Use of New Media and Internet Technologies Debating Risks and Opportunities in the Digital Age

By Gordon P. D. Ingram Copyright 2023
158 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 2 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book engages with contemporary, and often polarizing, debates surrounding the risks of adolescent use of digital media and internet technologies. By drawing on multiple research studies, the text synthesizes current understandings of the impacts of social network use, online gaming, pornography, and phenomena, including cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and internet addiction, to develop... Read more

1. Introduction: “Moral Panics” and the Exaggeration of Online Risks  2. New Identities: Visual Communication, Screen Time and Young People's Wellbeing  3. New Content: Social Gaming, Online Pornography and Knowledge Sharing  4. New Relationships: Online Dating, Cyberbullying and Intergroup Contact  5. Conclusions and Recommendations

Biography

Gordon P. D. Ingram is Associate Professor of Psychology at Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.