C.J. Pascoe
C.J. Pascoe, PhD, is a sociology professor at Colorado College. This interview from 2007 was part of Growing Up Online.
Topics
A Cultural Shift
Digital media has revolutionized teen culture.
Identity and the Internet
Due largely to social-networking sites, the Internet has become a place to try on new identities for many teens.
Predator Panic
The best defense online, Pascoe argues, is teaching good old common sense.
Privacy Online
Kids are putting all kinds of things about themselves online -- why do they think it's ok?
New Ways to Communicate
Pascoe discusses ways that kids are using media to communicate, and what it means to send an e-mail versus a text message.