200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores how digital media can extend care practices among friends and peers, researching young people’s negotiations of sexual health, mental health, gender/sexuality, and dating apps, and highlighting the need for a multifocal approach that centres young people’s expertise.
Taking an "everyday practice" approach to digital and social media, Digital Media, Friendship and Cultures of... Read more
Introduction: Who Cares?
1.More than just friends
2. What do we know about peers?
3. Young people’s social media expertise
4. Friendship and sexual intimacy
5. LGBTQ+ peer support for mental health
6. Friends with dating apps
Conclusion: Everyday care
Biography
Paul Byron is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, based in the School of Communication. As a digital and social media researcher, his current research focuses on LGBTQ+ young people’s digital peer support, and how this can inform Australian mental health policy.
