‘It’s just drama’: teen perspectives on conflict and aggression in a networked era

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1187-1204

  Marwick, Alice ^a   Boyd, Danah ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

bullying; drama; relational aggression; social media; teenagers; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84918793435     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2014.901493     Document Type: Article

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