Young People, Online Networks, and Social Inclusion

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12449331
AutoresTanya Notley (0000-0002-4353-1130, autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Volume14
Fascículo4
Páginas1208-1227
Data de publicação2009-07-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Computer-Mediated Communication (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1083-6101 • E-ISSN: 1083-6101
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01487.x
OpenAlexW1974504033
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas36
Referências citadas26

This paper examines the ways nine teenage Australians—identified as being 'at risk' of social exclusion—are using online networks to participate in society. The research finds that online networks provided the participants with valuable opportunities for social inclusion. These findings are contextualized in relation to current Australian Government education and social policies which, on the one hand aspire to support young people’s social inclusion, and on the other restrict their ability to use online networks in public and private spaces because of safety and health concerns. This study contends that by defining and understanding the social value of young people’s online network use we can move toward a policy framework that not only addresses potential online risks, but also supports equitable digital inclusion for young people

Digital government · Digital Inclusion · Digital transformation · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Inclusion (mineral · Internet privacy · Online participation · Political science · Public relations · Social exclusion · Social media · Social network (sociolinguistics · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · Value (mathematics · World Wide Web · Child Development and Digital Technology · Computer Science · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology