Stage Two: Exploring the Research Literature: Submit a hardcopy

to Jessica at the beginning of class on October 13, and post it to the

blog within the next 24 hours.

Team for the Case Study:

1) Ashley Mannes
2) Qres Ephraim
3) Lydia Kelow
4) Chereen Zaki
5) Stephanie Kwak
6) Audai Shakour

The problem or area of interest that we are investigating:

The Internet's effect on American youth sexuality and the

implications toward liberalization of the youth culture.

Discipline One: Discipline Two:

Communication Sociology

What kinds of questions does What kinds of questions does

this discipline investigate?
Communication studies the social
practice of communication
through a variety of lenses,
including rhetorical, semiotic,
cybernetic, sociocultural,
sociopsychological, critical, and
phenomenological (from Craigs 7
Traditions of Comm. Theory).
What kinds of questions do
you think it asks about the
problem you are
investigating? For our question,
communication asks what the
sociopsychological and
sociocultural effects are of
internet technology on youth.
Cybernetic communication can
also apply questions about
internet skills and youth culture,
this discipline investigate?
According to the American
Sociological Association, sociology
investigates how humans interact
within social groups and
organization. Sociology asks
questions about how behavior is
shaped by social factors such as
race, gender, age, education,
religion, family organization and
many other factors.
What kinds of questions do you
think it asks about the problem
you are investigating? Sociology
might ask how youth develop
attitudes about sexuality through
their interactions on the internet. It
may also ask what factors might
make youth more or less likely to
engage in risky sexual behavior
online. Sociology might also
explore how societal expectations
and rhetorical communication
might study youth discourse on
the internet.
References (list at least 7):
See attached bibliography.
about sexuality affect youth’s
online behavior.
References (list at least 7):
See attached bibliography.

Sociology Citations

DiMaggio, P., Hargittai, E., Neuman, W., & Robinson, J. (2001). SOCIAL
IMPLICATIONS OF THE INTERNET. Annual Review of Sociology, 27(1), 307.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. (2007). Adolescents’ Exposure to a Sexualized Media

Environment and Their Notions of Women as Sex Objects. Sex Roles, 56(5/6),
381-395. http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu,
doi:10.1007/s11199-006-9176-y

Price, M., & Hyde, J. (2009). When Two Isn’t Better Than One: Predictors of Early
Sexual Activity in Adolescence Using a Cumulative Risk Model. Journal of
Youth & Adolescence, 38(8), 1059-1071. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu, doi:10.1007/s10964-008-
9351-2

Richman, A. , (2006) "Technical Difficulties: Youth, Sex, and the Discourse of the
Dangerous Internet" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 fromhttp://www.allacademi
c.com/meta/p103771_index.html

Silenzio, V., Duberstein, P., Tang, W., Lu, N., Tu, X., & Homan, C. (2009). Connecting
the invisible dots: Reaching lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents and young
adults at risk for suicide through online social networks. Social Science &
Medicine, 69(3), 469-474. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu,
doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.05.029

Stokes, C. (2007). Representin’ in cyberspace: Sexual scripts, self-definition, and hip hop
culture in Black American adolescent girls' home pages. Culture, Health &
Sexuality, 9(2), 169-184. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu,
doi:10.1080/13691050601017512

Willett, Rebekah and Sefton-Green, J. (2002) Living and Learning in Chatrooms.

Éducation et Sociétiés , 10 . pp. 57-77. http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/193/
 Communication Citations

Brown, J., & L’Engle, K. (2009). X-Rated: Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors Associated
With U.S. Early Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Media.
Communication Research, 36(1), 129-151. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

Chia, S. (2006). How Peers Mediate Media Influence on Adolescents’ Sexual Attitudes
and Sexual Behavior. Journal of Communication, 56(3), 585-606. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu, doi:10.1111/j.1460-
2466.2006.00302.x

Del-Teso-Craviotto, M. (2008). Gender and sexual identity authentication in language

use: the case of chat rooms. Discourse Studies, 10(2), 251-270. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

Duits, L. (2007). "“Being Young is the Thing to Be”: The Online Construction and
Performance of Youth" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA Online
<APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 from
http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p170771_index.html

Hetsroni, A. (2008). Dependency and Adolescents' Perceived Usefulness of Information

on Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Interpersonal Sources,
Professional Sources and the Mass Media. Communication Reports, 21(1), 14-32.
http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu,
doi:10.1080/08934210802019330

Livingstone, S. (2008). Taking risky opportunities in youthful content creation: teenagers'

use of social networking sites for intimacy, privacy and self-expression. New
Media & Society, 10(3), 393-411. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. (2008). Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet
Material, Sexual Uncertainty, and Attitudes Toward Uncommitted Sexual
Exploration: Is There a Link?. Communication Research, 35(5), 579-601. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu
Peter, J., & Valkenburg, P. (2008). Adolescents' Exposure to Sexually Explicit Internet
Material, Sexual Uncertainty, and Attitudes Toward Uncommitted Sexual
Exploration: Is There a Link?. Communication Research, 35(5), 579-601. http://0-
search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu