preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. preface ix
4. introduction 1
5. 1. identity why do teens seem strange online? 29
6. 2. privacy why do youth share so publicly? 54
7. 3. addiction what makes teens obsessed with social media? 77
8. 4. danger are sexual predators lurking everywhere? 100
9. 5. bullying is social media amplifying meanness and cruelty? 128
10. 6. inequality can social media resolve social divisions? 153
11. 7. literacy are today’s youth digital natives? 176
12. 8. searching for a public of their own 199
13. appendix: teen demographics 215
14. notes 221
15. bibliography 245
16. acknowledgments 267
17. index 273