Growing Up Online
Subtitle: Young People and Digital Technologies
Contributors: Sandra Weber (Editor); Shanly Dixon (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 2, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781403978141
Subjects: Human-computer interaction; Impact of science & technology on society; Women's studies; Computers; Sociology; Computer Books: Internet General; Children's Studies; Social Aspects; Women's Studies - General; Social Science / Gender Studies; Internet - General; Social Aspects - General; Video & Electronic - General
Description: In this cutting-edge anthology, contributors examine the diverse ways in which girls and young women across a variety of ethnic, socio-economic, and national backgrounds are incorporating and making sense of digital technology in their everyday lives. Contributors explore identity development, how young women interact with technology, and how race, class, and identity influence game play.