ISBN:
9781000856781
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (158 pages)
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Erscheint auch als
DDC:
004.6780835
Keywords:
Internet and teenagers-Psychological aspects
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This book engages with contemporary, and often polarizing, debates surrounding the risks of adolescent use of digital media and internet technologies. It will be indispensable for researchers and clinicians interested in assessing levels of online risk, as well as scholars with interests in cyberpsychology and social psychology.
Abstract:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: "Moral Panics" and the Debates over Online Risks -- 1.1 Introduction: How Online Risks Are Portrayed in the Media -- 1.2 Why Moral Panics Tend to Focus on Young People and New Aspects of Culture -- 1.3 The Scientific Response to Moral Panics about New Technologies -- 1.4 Outline of the Argument -- 1.4.1 Theme 1 - Connections -- 1.4.2 Theme 2 - Risks -- 1.4.3 Theme 3 - Opportunities -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: New Identities: Visual Communication, Screen Time, and Young People's Wellbeing -- 2.1 Changes in Young People's Identities with Age -- 2.2 Visual Communication Online: A Foreign Language for Parents -- 2.3 From "Screen Time" to Problematic Internet Use -- 2.4 The Dark Side of Visual Communication: Negative Social Comparison, Low Self-esteem, and Depression -- 2.5 Body Image -- 2.6 New Opportunities for Mental Health Interventions -- 2.7 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: New Content: Social Gaming, Online Pornography, and Knowledge Sharing -- 3.1 Why Is New Content So Threatening to Old Moral Values? -- 3.2 The Rise of Gamer Culture -- 3.3 Violent Video Games: A Classic Moral Panic? -- 3.4 Problems with Pornography -- 3.5 Risks to Privacy from Sharing Content -- 3.6 The Bright Side of Sharing Content: Informal Knowledge Networks -- 3.7 Conclusion -- Note -- References -- Chapter 4: New Relationships: Online Dating, Cyberbullying, and Intergroup Contact -- 4.1 Changes in Young People's Social Networks with Age -- 4.2 New Kinds of Connections Online -- 4.3 Looking for the Right Swipe on Tinder -- 4.4 Cyberharassment, Cyberstalking, and Revenge Porn -- 4.5 Cyberbullying: New Problems or Old Patterns? -- 4.6 International Networking: An Online Contact Hypothesis -- 4.7 Conclusion.
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