Disconnected: Youth, New Media, and the Ethics Gap

by Carrie James

Book Overview

How young people think about the moral and ethical dilemmas they encounter when they share and use online content and participate in online communities.

Fresh from a party, a teen posts a photo on Facebook of a friend drinking a beer. A college student repurposes an article from Wikipedia for a paper. A group of players in a multiplayer online game routinely cheat new players by selling them worthless virtual accessories for high prices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262028069
• ISBN13: 9780262028066
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher