Research Catalog

Title

Digital media, friendship and cultures of care / Paul Byron.

Author

Byron, Paul

Publication

• Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
• ©2021

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Details

Description

xiii, 185 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

"This book explores how digital media can extend care practices among friends and peers, researching young people's negotiations of sexual health, mental health, gender/sexuality and dating apps, and highlighting the need for a multi-focal approach that centres young people's expertise. Taking an 'everyday practice' approach to digital and social media, Digital Media, Friendship and Cultures of Care emphasises that digital media are not novel but integrated into daily life. The book introduces the concept of 'digital cultures of care' as a new framework through which to consider digital practices of friendship and peer support, and how these play out across a range of platforms and networks. Challenging common public and academic concerns about peer and friendship influences on young people, these terms are unpacked and reconsidered through attention to digital media, drawing on qualitative research findings to argue that digital and social media have created important new opportunities for emotional support, particularly for young people and the LGBTQI population, often excluded from formal healthcare and social support. This book and its comprehensive focus on friendship will be of interest to a range of readers, including academics, students, health promoters, educators, policymakers and advocacy groups for either young people, LGBTQ+ communities, or digital citizenship. Academics most interested in this book will be working in digital media studies, health sociology, critical public health, health communication, sexualities, cultural studies, sex education, and gender studies"--

Series Statement

Routledge research in gender, sexuality, and media

Uniform Title

Routledge research in gender, sexuality, and media.

Subject

• Internet and youth
• Online social networks
• Digital media > Social aspects
• Friendship
• Interpersonal relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 21-7317

ISBN

• 9780367183462
• 0367183463
• 9780367625412
• 0367625415

LCCN

• 2020026722
• 40030364376

OCLC

1164818721

Author

Byron, Paul, author.

Title

Digital media, friendship and cultures of care / Paul Byron.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge research in gender, sexuality, and media

Routledge research in gender, sexuality, and media.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Note

AUTH: UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY. STUDY GROUP IS PEOPLE BETWEEN 16 AND 35 IN AUSTRALIA.

Other Form:

Online version: Byron, Paul. Digital media, friendship and cultures of care Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. 9780429060953 (DLC) 2020026723

Other Standard Identifier

40030364376

Research Call Number

JFE 21-7317