It's complicated : the social lives of networked teens

boyd, danah 1977- (Author).

Summary: What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert danah boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying.

Record details

ISBN: 0300166311
ISBN: 9780300166316
Physical Description: xi, 281 p. ; 22 cm.
print
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Identity : why do teens seem strange online? -- Privacy : why do youth share so publicly? -- Addiction : what makes teens obsessed with social media? -- Danger : are sexual predators lurking everywhere? -- Bullying : is social media amplifying meanness and cruelty? -- Literacy : are today's youth digital natives? -- Searching for a public of their own.