This thesis explores the use of the cell phone among US teens. The research was conducted in a rural east Texas town, with two student groups, 13-14 year-olds (middle school) and 18-20 year-olds (university), between 2007 and 2008, at a time when 2G cell phones were the norm. The analysis adopts and applies the domestication framework developed by Silverstone and Hirsch (1992) within work on the social shaping of technology (Haddon, 2004; Berker, 2006; Selwyn, 2012), and points to some limitations and areas for further development within this approach. The thesis explores the extent to which teens use of the cell phone serves as a vehicle for self-expression and collective identity. It considers their emotional investment and connection with the cell phone as an extension of the self ; as well as its role as a focus for, and a means of, regulation of young people both by adults and by peers. The analysis suggests that, far from being a matter of free choice and autonomy, teens use of cell phones may be restricted by cost (of texting, calling plan), features (of particular phones), and by parental or institutional rules about how, where and when cell phones may be used. Use may also be regulated by peers in terms of when and with whom to talk or text, enabling peer groups to exclude others. Through the lens of the domestication framework this thesis concludes that teens in this context are not an homogenous group: the ways they incorporate the cell phone into their everyday lives may differ to a degree, not least as a result of parental and institutional regulation. The research does, however, identify broad areas of consensus among teens, partly linked to the geographical and socio-economic context of the participants, which provides a useful comparison with research undertaken on teens elsewhere in the world.

This study investigates the digital lifeworlds of rural and urban 13- to 18-year old young people in an African, specifically Nigerian, context. Children and young people’s digital lifeworlds and practices with technology in the global North is well researched and documented. By contrast, research focusing on their counterparts, particularly pre-teens’ and teenagers’ digital practices and participation in Africa is still largely limited and exploratory; and the field underdeveloped. This is more so despite the important role played by digital communication technologies in children and young people’s everyday life. Privileging the use of a mixed methods approach, this study conducted 16 focus group discussions with 175 participants and a survey of 380 respondents in public and private schools sampled across two of Nigeria’s major geopolitical zones. Supported by the child-centred approach and the domestication framework by Silverstone, Hirsch and Morley (1992), the study provides a multi-layered portrait of the ways in which Nigerian teens access, understand, work and play with and negotiate the digital technologies that are available to them. The study also broadly pays attention to how young people constitute their digital lives and the role played by contextual dynamics and community networks such as family, school and others. It was found that young people in Nigeria have a considerable access to and are predominantly using mobile phones and the Internet (via the ‘mobile internet’). However, this did not preclude the divides and marginalities between children from dissimilar social backgrounds. Teens’ significant outcomes with technology mostly centre around the need for communication and interaction with friends first, and then family. They also primarily use technology to cultivate and maintain their peer culture, for self-care, dealing with mental wellbeing, and as a critical resource for education and information-seeking. Nigerian children’s digital practices are substantially shaped and at the same time undermined by various mediators or digital gatekeepers. These include parents, teachers, guardians and older adults who are presented mostly as prohibitors and moral panic mongers. Issues such as the absence of digital literacy and skill on the part of the children, their parents and teachers also limit the teens’ agency and digital opportunities and result in unchecked risks such as access to pornography, meeting online with strangers/online grooming, distractions, identity issues/negative role modelling. Moreover, the opportunities and benefits of technology in children’s lives remain precarious, stratified and complex. This study attempts to place children’s digital lifeworlds in its wider socio-spatial context and experience, contributing an important dimension to children’s digital practices, especially as there exists a resonant paucity of and apathy towards research and scholarship in children and media studies in Africa. Techno-shaming children into silence, fear, scepticism, guilt or moral panic is a common, but flawed strategy. Instead, it is suggested that government, schools and families should reconsider the precarious subjective-subordinate and marginalised position of young people and allow them the agency to contribute to decisions relating to their digital lives. Adult decision makers must focus on expanding Nigerian teens’ digital opportunities and rights. There is equally the need to develop resources that might help empower parents, families and adults by providing knowledge of the opportunities and risks of the digital age.

Social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, have become increasingly popular among teens and young adults because of the availability of the internet. Because these websites promote interpersonal connections and information sharing among individuals around the world, personal information to online "friends" may be shared carelessly. However, little is known about the correlation between engaging in online activities, sharing personal information online, and susceptibility to online victimization and cyberbullying. This study analyzes data from the Parents & Teens 2006 Survey to examine the applicability of Routine Activities Theory as a theoretical framework for understanding cybervictimization and cyberbullying. Online teens and teens on social networking sites (SNS) were examined separately in this study to determine if social networking (SNS) teens were at an increased risk. The results indicated that participating in online activities and sharing personal information increased the risk for receiving a threatening email, instant message or text message. Teens whose parents did not have rules regulating their online activities and behaviors were also at an increased risk for receiving a threatening email, instant message or text message. The logistic regression models show that for social networking (SNS) teens, gender and age increase the odds of receiving a threat, compared to online teens.

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Video games are often thought of as a type of social media, yet social media are not often thought of as a type of video game. Due to the fact that both are media that arguably play a large role in identity formation and perception of reality, this paper argues that social media should be looked at as providing a type of video game experience. While the study is not limited in its scope to teens, they play an important role. This paper explores identity as being social and interactive and also affected by media. The relationship between representation and reality is also explored and applied to the current celebrity culture. Social media and video games are explored through their similarities, including their goals of becoming a hero/celebrity, exemplified in social media through users acting like their own paparazzi. A systematic analysis is conducted to compare research regarding identity and reality in social media and video games since 2005. While similar themes emerged, the way that these themes are studied within video games and social media differ. These gaps in research lead me to four new research area suggestions for social media: mirrors, stereotypes, immersion and definitions. Through these new research areas, I propose five possible future studies. / Mass Media and Communication

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-21T14:43:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tomas Xavier Francisco.pdf: 1542084 bytes, checksum: 8ca03ff0bb912f54bdd68a805807eff7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-02-24 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This dissertation deals with the system of care for children in conflict with the law, making a comparative study between Mozambique and Brazil, taking as a historic landmark, the constitutional changes brought these two countries in 2004, for the case of Mozambique and in 1988, for the case of Brazil. These constitutional changes meant that subsequently adopt these two countries, an environment conducive to promoting and protecting the rights of the child and adolescent legal framework. This is in general, and more specifically in cases of children in conflict with the law, through a system of care that adequately meets the adolescent offenders. It was in this context that exists in 1990, in Brazil the adoption status of children and adolescents, commonly known as ACE. For the case of Mozambique, a law that can equate to a statute, called the Law for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Child (LPPRC) and the Law of Jurisdictional Organization for Minors, in 2008 approved. The work is structured in three chapters, namely: The first chapter talks about aspects of State, Rule of Law, sovereignty, globalization, fundamental rights and brief approach to Mozambique and Brazil, in terms of geography, political, social and economic. The second chapter presents considerations about the history of the rights of children and adolescents in the world, Mozambique and Brazil; in the third chapter, we addressed properly on the system of care for children in conflict with the law of Mozambique and Brazil. Also work presents conclusions and references. For the preparation of the dissertation, we use as a methodology, descriptive research, preceded by an initial exploratory study and documentary research. / O presente trabalho trata sobre o sistema de atendimento aos adolescentes em conflito com a lei, por meio de um estudo comparativo entre Moçambique e Brasil, tomando como marco histórico as mudanças constitucionais operadas nestes dois países, em 2004, para o caso de Moçambique, e em 1988, para o caso de Brasil. Essas mudanças constitucionais fizeram com que, posteriormente, se adotasse nestes dois países um quadro legal favorável à promoção e proteção dos direitos da criança e do adolescente. Isso ocorre de maneira geral, e mais especificamente naqueles casos de adolescentes em conflito com a lei, através de um sistema de atendimento que atenda adequadamente aos adolescentes infratores. É neste âmbito que se verifica, em 1990, no Brasil, a adoção do Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA). Para o caso de Moçambique, é aprovada a Lei de Promoção e Proteção dos Direitos da Criança (LPPDC), a qual pode ser equiparada a um estatuto, e a Lei da Organização Jurisdicional de Menores, no ano de 2008. Para a elaboração desta dissertação, utilizamos como metodologia a pesquisa descritiva, antecedida de um inicial estudo exploratório e pesquisa documental. O trabalho está estruturado em três capítulos, a saber: o primeiro capítulo disserta sobre aspectos relacionados com Estado, Estado de Direito Democrático, soberania, globalização, direitos fundamentais e uma breve abordagem sobre Moçambique e Brasil, em termos geográficos, políticos, sociais e econômicos. O segundo capítulo apresenta considerações sobre a história dos direitos das crianças e dos adolescentes no mundo, em Moçambique e no Brasil. O terceiro capítulo apresenta o sistema de atendimento aos adolescentes em conflito com a lei de Moçambique e Brasil. Por fim, o trabalho traz as considerações finais e as referências bibliográficas utilizadas.

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8 pp. / "Turning Points" is a video production written and acted by teen youth in Flagstaff, many of whom were involved with an educational promotions program on healthy dating. The program portrays teen dating relationship scenarios to prompt thinking and discussion among teens about dating. An accompanying discussion guide to be used in conjunction with the DVD is written for in-class and informal teen groups.

Tyrimo objektas: 16-18 metų amžiaus paauglių laisvalaikio praleidimas ir fizinis aktyvumas. Darbo tikslas: atlikus tyrimą atskleisti 16-18 m. paauglių laisvalaikio praleidimą skatinančius veiksnius bei jų sąsają su fiziniu aktyvumu. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Atskleisti 16-18 m. paauglių laisvalaikio praleidimą skatinančius veiksnius; 2. Atskleisti 16-18 m. paauglių fizinį aktyvumą skatinančius veiksnius; 3. Atskleisti sąsają tarp laisvalaikio praleidimą ir fizinį aktyvumą skatinančių veiksnių 16-18 m. paauglių grupėje. Tiriamieji: 245 Šiaulių, Kauno ir Rokiškio miesto mokyklų mokiniai (16-18 metų amžiaus). Tyrimo metodai: E-apklausa anketavimo būdu; duomenų sisteminimas ir lyginimas. Išvados: 1. Laisvalaikio praleidimą skatinantys veiksniai yra galimybė bendrauti su draugais (94,69%) ir tėvų pritarimas laisvalaikio veiklai (77,6%). 2.1 Vidiniai fizinį aktyvumą skatinantys veiksniai yra: noras gerai jaustis (M – 74,4 %, B – 76,5 %), smagus laisvalaikio leidimas (M – 73,8 %, B – 67,1 %), sveikatos stiprinimas (M – 71,9 %, B – 81,2 %), svorio reguliavimas (M – 71,3 %, B – 62,4 %), graži išvaizda (M – 65,6 %, B – 67,1 %). 2.2 Išoriniai fizinį aktyvumą skatinantys veiksniai yra: draugai (M – 44,4 %, B – 43,5 %), kūno kultūros mokytojas (M – 31,9 %, B – 32,9 %), tinkamos aplinkos sukūrimas (mokyklos inventorius kokybiškas ir patrauklus (M – 39,5 %, B – 40,7 %; didelio ir labai didelio fizinio aktyvumo mokiniai vertina prasčiau (p<.05)), tenkinančios fizinio ugdymo higienos sąlygos (M... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Object of research: physical activity and leisure time of teens 16-18 years old teens. Aim of research: during the research of the literature sources reveal leisure subjects of 16-18 years old teens and their relationship with physical activity. Objectives: 1. To reveal the subjects of leisure time for teens 16-18 years old. 2.To reveal the subjects of physical activity for teens 16-18 years old; 3. Identify the leisure time forms of teens 16-18 years old teens and their relationship with physical activity. Subjects of research: 245 pupils (16-18 years old) of Siauliai, Kaunas and Rokiskis schools. Methods of research: a e-questionnaire-based survey; systematization and comparison of data. Conclusions: 1. Pastime drivers have the opportunity to communicate with friends (94.69%), and parental consent for leisure activities (77.6%). Inside physical activity-promoting factors: a desire to feel good (M - 74.4% B - 76.5%), a fun leisure time (M - 73.8% B - 67.1%), health promotion (M - 71.9% B - 81.2%), weight control (M - 71.3% B - 62.4%), the beautiful appearance (M - 65.6% B - 67.1%). 2. Second external factors promoting physical activity are friends (M - 44.4% B - 43.5%), physical education teacher (M - 31.9% B - 32.9%), creating the appropriate environment (school inventory of high-quality and attractive (M - 39.5% B - 40.7%, high and very high physical activity the students less (p <.05)) fulfilling the physical education hygienic conditions (M - 33.6% B - 46.9%), high and... [to full text]