Digital childhood? Global perspectives on children and mobile technologies

Stoilova, Mariya ORCID: 0000-0001-9601-7146, Livingstone, Sonia ORCID: 0000-0002-3248-9862 and Mascheroni, Giovanna (2020) Digital childhood? Global perspectives on children and mobile technologies. In: Oxford Handbook of Mobile Communication. Oxford University Press (U.S.), 129 – 143. ISBN 9780190864385

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Abstract

Mobile devices play a growing role in the everyday lives of children around the world, prompting important questions about their effects on childhood experiences. Exploring the recent global trends in children’s use of smartphone devices, we examine the reconfiguring of children’s communicative practices and cultures of connectivity, documenting the opportunities and risks that smartphone technology affords. Throughout the chapter we challenge the notion of “digital childhoods,” drawing on the most reliable research on children and smartphones including findings from Global Kids Online, which suggest that digital divides intersect with existing social inequalities, exacerbating the barriers for less privileged children. This raises further questions about the long-term consequences for children’s development, rights, and future access to opportunities and resources.

Item Type:	Book Section
Official URL:	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190864385.001...
Additional Information:	© 2020 Oxford University Press
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Date Deposited:	28 Jul 2023 16:15
Last Modified:	01 Apr 2024 08:07
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/119867

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