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Challenges of Technology on Youth Culture and Relationships
Challenges of Technology on Youth Culture and Relationships
Abstract Submissions Closed
Saturday, 27 February 2021: 09:00-10:30
Location:
RC34 Sociology of Youth (host committee)
Language: English
Session Type: Oral
The prominence of technology in the lives of youth has increased dramatically over recent decades. The tremendous leaps in technological innovation, involving cell phones, the internet, and video games, among others, have raised concerns about how such technologies are affecting the lives of youth. On the one hand, there is the clear potential for harmful effects, such as the impact of online bullying and its consequences. However, technology can also yield considerable benefits, such as enhancing the education of youth. Around the globe, youth are often seen as being the first to embrace new technologies, such as new forms of social media. Having a cell phone, once regarded as an adult technology, has become a necessity within youth culture in many societies. Even video games, once limited to stand-alone computers, have become a venue for social gatherings of youth.
In this session, we invite submissions from scholars around the globe which address the challenges of technology on youth culture and relationships. Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to: cyberbullying, video games and aggressive behavior, online gaming and the development of social skills, sexting and sexuality, child pornography, virtual communities for children, social networking and peer relations, and other related issues. Given that technology transcends borders, we seek submissions from all regions of the world, and we welcome submissions from all theoretical and methodological perspectives.
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