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PublisherBeacon Press

ISBN-10080706193X

ISBN-139780807061930

eBay Product ID (ePID)15038751264

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameYoung and the Digital : What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future

SubjectWeb / Social Media, Social Aspects / General, Sociology / General, Digital Media / General, General

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

AuthorS. Craig Watkins

Subject AreaComputers, Social Science

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight20 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2009-010400

Reviews"With thorough research, deep thinking, and lively prose, Watkins adds enormously to our understanding of how the combination of new media and a new generation is changing the world. Read this refreshing book to understand our future!" -Don Tapscott, co-author ofWikinomicsand author ofGrown Up Digital "Why does Facebook have the same appeal as gated communities? Is distraction more concerning than addiction? How do video games like World of Warcraft value friendship? Bracing yet reassuring, often surprising, and always substantive, Craig Watkins acts as an honest broker, testing the contradictory claims often made about young people's digital lives against sophisticated fieldwork." -Henry Jenkins, author ofConvergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide "The Young and the Digitalis the best and most nuanced report yet from the digital frontier. Watkins tells us not only what is happening with today's 'digital natives,' but what it all means and where it may be taking us as a society." -James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton presidential professor of literacy studies, Arizona State University, and author ofWhat Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy "Amidst the sensational headlines about Internet addiction, 'sexting,' and how social networking is destroying young attention spans,The Young and the Digitalis a breath of fresh air. Watkins shows how young people are really using technology, including the good, the not so good, and the many shades of gray in between. A must read for parents and educators!" -Anastasia Goodstein, author ofTotally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online "New communication technologies are usually one step ahead of our ability to understand their social and political implications. By using a mix of methods, Watkins convincingly captures the digital world inhabited by today's young adults while illustrating what the digital landscape means for our future." -Michael X. Delli Carpini, dean, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, "With thorough research, deep thinking, and lively prose, Watkins adds enormously to our understanding of how the combination of new media and a new generation is changing the world. Read this refreshing book to understand our future!" -Don Tapscott, coauthor of Wikinomics and author of Grown Up Digital "The best and most nuanced report yet from the digital frontier." -James Paul Gee, author of What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy "A must-read for parents and educators!" -Anastasia Goodstein, author of Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online " The Young and the Digital is remarkably readable. Maybe even more remarkable is what a focused account Watkins has produced about a media climate that is still in flux, in which he ponders questions that may not be answered until this moment in media history has long passed." -Belinda Acosta, Austin Chronicle "Bracing yet reassuring, often surprising, and always substantive, Craig Watkins acts as an honest broker, testing the contradictory claims often made about young people's digital lives against sophisticated fieldwork." -Henry Jenkins, author of Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide "Watkins convincingly captures the digital world inhabited by today's young adults while illustrating what the digital landscape means for our future." -Michael X. Delli Carpini, dean, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania , "The best and most nuanced report yet from the digital frontier." -James Paul Gee, author ofWhat Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy, "With thorough research, deep thinking, and lively prose, Watkins adds enormously to our understanding of how the combination of new media and a new generation is changing the world. Read this refreshing book to understand our future!" -Don Tapscott, coauthor ofWikinomicsand author ofGrown Up Digital "The best and most nuanced report yet from the digital frontier." -James Paul Gee, author ofWhat Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy "A must-read for parents and educators!" -Anastasia Goodstein, author ofTotally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online "The Young and the Digitalis remarkably readable. Maybe even more remarkable is what a focused account Watkins has produced about a media climate that is still in flux, in which he ponders questions that may not be answered until this moment in media history has long passed." -Belinda Acosta,Austin Chronicle "Bracing yet reassuring, often surprising, and always substantive, Craig Watkins acts as an honest broker, testing the contradictory claims often made about young people's digital lives against sophisticated fieldwork." -Henry Jenkins, author ofConvergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide "Watkins convincingly captures the digital world inhabited by today's young adults while illustrating what the digital landscape means for our future." -Michael X. Delli Carpini, dean, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania , "With thorough research, deep thinking, and lively prose, Watkins adds enormously to our understanding of how the combination of new media and a new generation is changing the world. Read this refreshing book to understand our future!" -Don Tapscott, coauthor of Wikinomics and author of Grown Up Digital "The best and most nuanced report yet from the digital frontier." -James Paul Gee, author of What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy "A must-read for parents and educators!" -Anastasia Goodstein, author of Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online " The Young and the Digital is remarkably readable. Maybe even more remarkable is what a focused account Watkins has produced about a media climate that is still in flux, in which he ponders questions that may not be answered until this moment in media history has long passed." -Belinda Acosta, Austin Chronicle "Bracing yet reassuring, often surprising, and always substantive, Craig Watkins acts as an honest broker, testing the contradictory claims often made about young people's digital lives against sophisticated fieldwork." -Henry Jenkins, author of Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide "Watkins convincingly captures the digital world inhabited by today's young adults while illustrating what the digital landscape means for our future." -Michael X. Delli Carpini, dean, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania From the Trade Paperback edition.

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal303.48/3308350973

SynopsisTimely and deeply relevant, The Young and the Digital covers a host of provocative issues--the influence of social sites like MySpace and Facebook; the growing appetite for "anytime, anywhere" media and "fast entertainment". Watkins also debunks popular myths surrounding cyberpredators, Internet addiction, and social isolation. The result is a fascinating portrait, both optimistic and cautious, about the coming of age of the first fully wired generation., In The Young and the Digital, S. Craig Watkins 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. From the Trade Paperback edition.

LC Classification NumberHQ799.2.M352W37 2009