The Young and the Digital
What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future
S. Craig Watkins
- In
- The
- Young
- and
- the
- Digital,
- S.
- CraigWatkins
- skillfully
- draws
- from
- more
- than
- 500
- surveys
- and
- 350
- in-depth
- interviews
- with
- young
- people,
- parents,
- and
- educators
- to
- understand
- how
- a
- digital
- lifestyle
- is
- affecting
- the
- ways
- youth
- learn,
- play,
- bond,
- and
- communicate.
- Timely
- and
- deeply
- relevant,
- the
- book
- covers
- the
- influence
- of
- MySpace
- and
- Facebook,
- the
- growing
- appetite
- for
- “anytime,
- anywhere”
- media
- and
- “fast
- entertainment,”
- how
- online
- “digital
- gates”
- reinforce
- race
- and
- class
- divisions,
- and
- how
- technology
- is
- transforming
- America’s
- classrooms.
- Watkins
- also
- debunks
- popular
- myths
- surrounding
- cyberpredators,
- Internet
- addiction,
- and
- social
- isolation.
- The
- result
- is
- a
- fascinating
- portrait,
- both
- celebratory
- and
- wary,
- about
- the
- coming
- of
- age
- of
- the
- first
- fully
- wired generation.
