{"id":776185,"date":"2015-02-24T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T17:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-blog-post&#038;p=776185"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:40:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:40:52","slug":"its-complicated-the-social-lives-of-networked-teens","status":"publish","type":"msr-blog-post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/articles\/its-complicated-the-social-lives-of-networked-teens\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/people\/dmb\/\"><strong>danah boyd<\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-776194 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2015\/02\/Book_boyd_Its-Complicated_cover-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover: Its Complicated\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2015\/02\/Book_boyd_Its-Complicated_cover-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2015\/02\/Book_boyd_Its-Complicated_cover-122x180.jpg 122w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2015\/02\/Book_boyd_Its-Complicated_cover.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/>Do social media affect the quality of teens\u2019 lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert danah boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens&#8217; use of social media.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens\u2019 lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert danah boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens&#8217; use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying. Ultimately, boyd argues that society fails young people when paternalism and protectionism hinder teenagers\u2019 ability to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged citizens through their online interactions. Yet despite an environment of rampant fear-mongering, boyd finds that teens often find ways to engage and to develop a sense of identity.<\/p>\n<p>Boyd\u2019s conclusions are essential reading not only for parents, teachers, and others who work with teens but also for anyone interested in the impact of emerging technologies on society, culture, and commerce in years to come. Offering insights gleaned from more than a decade of original fieldwork interviewing teenagers across the United States, boyd concludes reassuringly that the kids are all right. At the same time, she acknowledges that coming to terms with life in a networked era is not easy or obvious. In a technologically mediated world, life is bound to be complicated.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/yalebooks.yale.edu\/book\/9780300199000\/its-complicated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See news, reviews and how to get it ><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do social media affect the quality of teens\u2019 lives? 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