{"product_id":"digital-media-friendship-and-cultures-of-care-paperback","title":"Digital Media, Friendship and Cultures of Care - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Byron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how digital media can extend care practices among friends and peers, researching young people's negotiations of sexual health, mental health, gender\/sexuality, and dating apps, and highlighting the need for a multifocal approach that centres young people's expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking an \"everyday practice\" approach to digital and social media, \u003ci\u003eDigital Media, Friendship and Cultures of Care \u003c\/i\u003eemphasises that digital media are not novel but integrated into daily life. The book introduces the concept of \"digital cultures of care\" as a new framework through which to consider digital practices of friendship and peer support, and how these play out across a range of platforms and networks. Challenging common public and academic concerns about peer and friendship influences on young people, these terms are unpacked and reconsidered through attention to digital media, drawing on qualitative research findings to argue that digital and social media have created important new opportunities for emotional support, particularly for young people and LGBTQ+ people who are often excluded from formal healthcare and social support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book and its comprehensive focus on friendship will be of interest to a range of readers, including academics, students, health promoters, educators, policymakers, and advocacy groups for either young people, LGBTQ+ communities, or digital citizenship. Academics most interested in this book will be working in digital media studies, health sociology, critical public health, health communication, sexualities, cultural studies, sex education, and gender studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Byron\u003c\/strong\u003e is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, based in the School of Communication. As a digital and social media researcher, his current research focuses on LGBTQ+ young people's digital peer support, and how this can inform Australian mental health policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47479793713330,"sku":"9780367625412","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f742c4e6c869449bd6cabfe73e036a0b.webp?v=1779245782","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/digital-media-friendship-and-cultures-of-care-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}