The Young and the Digital What the Migration

InThe 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 Americars"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.

S. Craig Watkins is associate professor of radio-TV-film at the University of Texas-Austin. The author of Hip Hop Matters (Beacon / 0986-4 / $16.00 pb) and Representing, he resides in Austin.

Introduction: The Young and the Digital	p. ix
Digital Migration: Young People's Historic Move to the Online World	p. 1
Social Media 101: What Schools Are Learning about Themselves and Young Technology Users	p. 19
The Very Well Connected: Friending, Bonding, and Community in the Digital Age	p. 47
Digital Gates: How Race and Class Distinctions Are Shaping the Digital World	p. 75
We Play: The Allure of Social Games, Synthetic Worlds, and Second Lives	p. 103
Hooked: Rethinking the Internet Addiction Debate	p. 133
Now! Fast Entertainment and Multitasking in an Always-On World	p. 157
"May I have your attention?": The Consequences of Anytime, Anywhere Technology	p. 171
Conclusion: A Message from Barack: What the Young and the Digital Means for Our Political Future	p. 193
The Making of This Book: Research, Methods, and Acknowledgments	p. 209
Notes	p. 219
Index	p. 243
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The Young and the Digital What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future

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