1st Edition
Cyberkids Youth Identities and Communities in an On-line World
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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As Tony Blair has said, "Technology has revolutionised the way we work and is now set to transform education. Children cannot be effective in tomorrow's world if they are trained in yesterday's skills." Cyberkids draws together research in the sociology of childhood and social studies of technology to explore children's experiences in the Information Age. The book addresses key policy... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Information Society: Geographies of Social Inclusion and Exclusion 3. Computer Whiz or Technophobe? 4. On-line Spaces and 'Virtual Worlds' 5. Forming Friendships and Constructing Communities 6. Multiple Temporalities 7. Strategies of Control and Resistance 8. Conclusion
Biography
Sarah L. Holloway is a lecturer in Geography at the University of Loughborough., Gill Valentine is Professor of Geography at the University of Sheffield.
