Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships among Emerging Adults in the Digital Age

Michelle F. Wright (Herausgeber)

Media-Kombination

343 Seiten

2016
Information Science Reference
9781522533191 (ISBN)

Infos

Technology has become ubiquitous to everyday life in modern society, and particularly in various social aspects. This has significant impacts on adolescents as they develop and make their way into adulthood. Identity, Sexuality, and Relationships among Emerging Adults in the Digital Age is a pivotal reference source for the latest research on the role of digital media and its impact on identity development, behavioral formations, and the inter-personal relationships of young adults. Featuring extensive coverage across a range of relevant perspectives and topics, such as self-comparison, virtual communities, and online dating, this book is ideally designed for academicians, researchers and professionals seeking current research on the use and impact of online social forums among progressing adults.

Autor

Michelle Wright is a research associate at The Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests include the contextual factors, such as familial and cultural, which influence children's and adolescents' aggression and victimization as well as their pursuit, maintenance, and achievement of peer status. She also has an interest in peer rejection and unpopularity and how such status relate to insecurity with one's peer standing, aggression, and victimization.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.12.2016
• Verlagsort: PA
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 279 mm
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• ISBN-13: 9781522533191 / 9781522533191
• Zustand: Neuware