Study Wkst 2 Youth Culture

Stage Two: Exploring the Research Literature: Submit a hardcopy to Jessica at the beginning of class on October 13, and post it to the blog within the next 24 hours. Team for the Case Study: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)

Ashley Mannes Qres Ephraim Lydia Kelow Chereen Zaki Stephanie Kwak Audai Shakour

The problem or area of interest that we are investigating: The Internet's effect on American youth sexuality and the implications toward liberalization of the youth culture. Discipline One: Communication

Discipline Two: Sociology

What kinds of questions does this discipline investigate? Communication studies the social practice of communication through a variety of lenses, including rhetorical, semiotic, cybernetic, sociocultural, sociopsychological, critical, and phenomenological (from Craigs 7 Traditions of Comm. Theory).

What kinds of questions does this discipline investigate? According to the American Sociological Association, sociology investigates how humans interact within social groups and organization. Sociology asks questions about how behavior is shaped by social factors such as race, gender, age, education, religion, family organization and many other factors. What kinds of questions do you think it asks about the problem you are investigating? Sociology might ask how youth develop attitudes about sexuality through their interactions on the internet. It may also ask what factors might make youth more or less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior online. Sociology might also explore how societal expectations

What kinds of questions do you think it asks about the problem you are investigating? For our question, communication asks what the sociopsychological and sociocultural effects are of internet technology on youth. Cybernetic communication can also apply questions about internet skills and youth culture,

and rhetorical communication might study youth discourse on the internet. References (list at least 7): See attached bibliography.

about sexuality affect youth’s online behavior. References (list at least 7): See attached bibliography.

Sociology Citations DiMaggio, P., Hargittai, E., Neuman, W., & Robinson, J. (2001). SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTERNET. Annual Review of Sociology, 27(1), 307. http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. (2007). Adolescents’ Exposure to a Sexualized Media Environment and Their Notions of Women as Sex Objects. Sex Roles, 56(5/6), 381-395. http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu, doi:10.1007/s11199-006-9176-y Price, M., & Hyde, J. (2009). When Two Isn’t Better Than One: Predictors of Early Sexual Activity in Adolescence Using a Cumulative Risk Model. Journal of Youth & Adolescence, 38(8), 1059-1071. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu, doi:10.1007/s10964-0089351-2 Richman, A. , (2006) "Technical Difficulties: Youth, Sex, and the Discourse of the Dangerous Internet" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 fromhttp://www.allacademi c.com/meta/p103771_index.html Silenzio, V., Duberstein, P., Tang, W., Lu, N., Tu, X., & Homan, C. (2009). Connecting the invisible dots: Reaching lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents and young adults at risk for suicide through online social networks. Social Science & Medicine, 69(3), 469-474. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu, doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.029 Stokes, C. (2007). Representin’ in cyberspace: Sexual scripts, self-definition, and hip hop culture in Black American adolescent girls' home pages. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 9(2), 169-184. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu, doi:10.1080/13691050601017512 Willett, Rebekah and Sefton-Green, J. (2002) Living and Learning in Chatrooms. Éducation et Sociétiés , 10 . pp. 57-77. http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/193/

Communication Citations Brown, J., & L’Engle, K. (2009). X-Rated: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Associated With U.S. Early Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Media. Communication Research, 36(1), 129-151. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu Chia, S. (2006). How Peers Mediate Media Influence on Adolescents’ Sexual Attitudes and Sexual Behavior. Journal of Communication, 56(3), 585-606. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu, doi:10.1111/j.14602466.2006.00302.x Del-Teso-Craviotto, M. (2008). Gender and sexual identity authentication in language use: the case of chat rooms. Discourse Studies, 10(2), 251-270. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu Duits, L. (2007). "“Being Young is the Thing to Be”: The Online Construction and Performance of Youth" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p170771_index.html Hetsroni, A. (2008). Dependency and Adolescents' Perceived Usefulness of Information on Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Interpersonal Sources, Professional Sources and the Mass Media. Communication Reports, 21(1), 14-32. http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu, doi:10.1080/08934210802019330 Livingstone, S. (2008). Taking risky opportunities in youthful content creation: teenagers' use of social networking sites for intimacy, privacy and self-expression. New Media & Society, 10(3), 393-411. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. (2008). Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material, Sexual Uncertainty, and Attitudes Toward Uncommitted Sexual Exploration: Is There a Link?. Communication Research, 35(5), 579-601. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. (2008). Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet Material, Sexual Uncertainty, and Attitudes Toward Uncommitted Sexual Exploration: Is There a Link?. Communication Research, 35(5), 579-601. http://0search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu