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It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens 1st Edition

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ISBN-13: 978-0300166316
ISBN-10: 0300166311
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press; 1 edition (February 25, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0300166311
  • ISBN-13: 978-0300166316
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 starsIt sure is complicated: some glaring problems with boyd's work
By M. Simon on March 3, 2014
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It sure is complicated.

Spoiler Alert: As a psychotherapist, school counselor and educator, having spent much of my adult life working with teens and families, I have some serious problems with "It's Complicated." The main problems: This book was written by a researcher who neither takes a political stand on an inherently political issue nor does she make clear her biases in analysis of the "data" under consideration. In the end, the book suffers from a kind of blindness about what's right in front of her--that the impact and bi-directional effects of social media in the lives of our teens may not (and cannot) be seen for decades. The jury is and should be still out, and boyd's work may function to close the case on an incredibly complex set of issues that will require decades of study. What's the big deal, and why write such a long review? Because boyd is highly influential, because this book will be a best-seller and make her a bunch of money and because while she may be an expert in media studies and a preeminent researcher, she is NOT an expert in adolescent development. While this book clearly demonstrates a mastery of what teens are doing with social media, it demonstrates glaring errors and highly problematic interpretations of WHY they are doing what they do and say they are doing.

boyd has been called the "high priestess of the Internet" by the Financial Times, an internationally-recognized authority on how people (mostly teens) navigate the online world. Thought of as a brilliant ethnographer of adolescent digital natives, danah (that's not a typo, with the lower-case "d" and "b") boyd's rise to the top of the top of the world of experts about what teens are doing online has been meteoric.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsImportant book by one of today's best scholars of digital culture
By Henry G. Jenkins on February 4, 2014
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For anyone who has been following research around youth and social networks over the past decade, this book has long been awaited. boyd has been and remains one of the most important cultural scholars of her generation, someone who is deeply grounded in the everyday practices around new media, someone who herself speaks as a member of the first wave of the so-called "digital natives" (a concept she deftly critiques and dissects throughout this book), someone who has been actively involved in public policy debates, who has developed a deep and intimate understanding of the lives that young people are living in the digital age, and someone who, through her vantage point at Microsoft Research, is on top of the cutting edge developments coming out of the digital industries. In short, she's the best possible person to write a book like this, and the book she has produced does not disappoint me in any way.

The book is a consolidation of danah's greatest hits through the years -- building upon her early work that sought to explain what distinguishes online social interactions from earlier venues where teens hung out and cut the crap with their classmates, taking us through her startling discoveries about various forms of segregation within online communities, and into her more recent work on bullying and harassment in cyberspace or her growing interest in understanding how youth manage their privacy while dealing with the range of unintended eyes that often are reading everything they post online. Each of these contributions to the field were significant on their own, but they gain greater clarity and resonance when read against each other across the flow of this book.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsIt's complicated, but the book isn't.
By phobos on April 23, 2014
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danah writes from experience and this translates well into the book. The content is straightforward and easy to grasp. The overall theme is that the kids are alright and parents can stop worrying. There are a lot of details and stories contained within to bolster this theme. Parenting hasn't changed much in the past century. The fact that kids go online to escape parents should be nothing new. My generation rode bikes and was away from the house from dawn to dusk. The same reasons apply to over-scheduled kids today and why they hang out online. If you're an mature adult and a parent, this book will be easy to read and make sense to you.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis is the one you need to read.
By GB on February 7, 2014
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danah boyd is probably one of the most productive, sanest, brilliant, cutting edge, digital social scientists around. She really tries to understand people and in particular the adolescents in context. In an environment in which so many of the books about the impact of technology are grandiloquent and extreme, danah or @zephoria (if you want to follow her in twitter) does a great job at learning about how technology really works in the lives of teenagers, the title is a perfect summary: It's Complicated. For those who like to read about how technology is the solution to all the problems or for those who still are nostalgic about a non-digital work, this book may frustrate you, it is about how in this emerging phenomena, definite conclusions are not easy to pack in a few sentences. Thanks danah for writing a book we can use when researchers, clinicians, and policy makers, struggle with ways of understanding the world of teens and the digital. My admiration.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsVery good read coming from a millennial and a college student

Very good read coming from a millennial and a college student, I learned a lot and feel as though this is a must read for any Digital Native of today.

Published 2 months ago by Emily Saleme
5.0 out of 5 starsMust Read

This is a must read for parents and teachers of teens and preteens.

Published 5 months ago by Mary J
3.0 out of 5 starsInteresting, but where is the hard research?

A lot of interesting anecdotes and information. But naturally some is outdated (MySpace?) and I can't really find the reason for writing the book. Read more

Published 6 months ago by R.L.D.
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat for Parents and Educators

This book shows the different ways that teens are using technology in their everyday lives; and tries to prove that social networking for teens is not as bad as we (adults) think. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Latwood
4.0 out of 5 starsInsightful and informative

As a school counselor I appreciated danah's research and thoughtful exploration with teens and social media/technology, She raises important questions and encourages adults to take... Read more

Published 7 months ago by NicH
5.0 out of 5 starsDanah Boyd has brilliant and realistic insights into a complicated and...

Danah Boyd has brilliant and realistic insights into a complicated and important current issue. She is able to analyze the topic of technology and social media from multiple... Read more

Published 8 months ago by Emily W.
3.0 out of 5 starsInteresting but not enough.

Interesting, because it shows that teens share information differently than adults. So, medias literacy must confront the vision of the adult with the one of the students. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Lion
4.0 out of 5 starsIt's Complicated Book Review

“It’s Complicated” was a fascinating read that shed light on a somewhat controversial aspect of our society today. Read more

Published 10 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsI enjoyed the first six chapters the most as I found ...

Boyd’s book breaks down how teen’s lives are, and aren’t affected by social media, in a world where social media is mainstream. Read more

Published 10 months ago by J.I.
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Perfect condition! Thank you!

Published 10 months ago by Lily Lamplough

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