Tensions of identity in a networked era: Young people's perspectives on the risks and rewards of online self-expression

New Media and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 634-651

  Davis, Katie ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescence; digital media; emerging adulthood; identity; internet; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861755145     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444811422430     Document Type: Article

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