Girl Wide Web

Girls, the Internet, and the Negotiation of Identity

• Author(s): Sharon R. Mazzarella,
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Pages: 225
• ISBN_10: 0820471178
  ISBN_13: 9780820471174
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Computers / Internet / General , Family & Relationships / Life Stages / Adolescence , Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies , Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism , Language Arts & Disciplines / Public Speaking & Speech Writing , Psychology / General , Psychology / Developmental / Adolescent , Social Science / Anthropology / General , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Women's Studies , Technology & Engineering / Telecommunications ,

Description:... Given the rapidly growing presence of girls online, serious academic inquiry into the relationship between girls and the Internet is imperative. Girl Wide Web is an innovative collection of cutting-edge research exploring a wide sweep of issues related to the ways adolescent girls interact with the Internet. Employing a range of methodologies and theoretical perspectives primarily within cultural studies, the authors examine a variety of topics - from instant messaging and web-diaries to online fan communities and Internet advertising that targets young girls. Taken together, these essays provide a rich portrait of the complex relationship among girls, the Internet, and the negotiation of identity.