Invisibly blighted : the digital erosion of childhood / Sandra Leaton Gray and Andy Phippen.
- Gray, Sandra Leaton
- Date:
- 2017
- Books
About this work
Description
"Children carry the weight of other people's expectations on their shoulders, and in the technological age that represents a bigger burden than it ever has before. This book is a manifesto for a different digital future for children, in which their rights are respected and their identities are free. We explore new ways of understanding children's risk, schooling, biometrics, privacy issues and technology innovation. Aimed at anyone who has sensed the cultural shift in childhood currently taking place, this book helps readers think more deeply about what it means to be a child in the digital world today." -- Provided by publisher.
Publication/Creation
London : The UCL Institute of Education Press, University College London, 2017.
Physical description
x, 115 pages ; 22 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. What is childhood? -- 2. How risky is it to be a child? Towards a sociology of uncertainty -- 3. Identity and biometrics: Convenience at the cost of privacy in English schools -- 4. Being safe online: The UK education system and safeguarding -- 5. The new normal? Sexting as a case study of children's risk and stakeholder response -- 6. A safeguarding dystopia -- 7. A manifesto.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineUT.AA10Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9781782770503 (pbk.)
- 178277050X (pbk.)