Evaluate the Extent to Which Teenagers Make Adequate or Inadequate Use of the Web?
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[ Evaluate the extent to which teenagers make adequate or inadequate use of the web?] | The teenagers of today are a main vocal point of many topics regarding the internet. It has been brought to attention how teenagers make use of the internet, and it has become a main point of discussion. A large amount of research has been carried out since the internet has started to develop, and it has been conducted about teenagers and the way in which they use the web. Starting from the late nighties to the present date, research has been conducted by several researchers which this review has been related to using a variety of relevant sources. This review examines the research that has been carried out into the adequate and inadequate ways in which teenagers use the world-wide web. It has been broken down into different factors: How adequate or inadequate is the use of web for educational purposes, the use of pornography and the use of social networking online. The uses of all these factors are different but the decisions teenagers decide to make is what is in question. |
Introduction
In this literature review, the writer will evaluate the extent to which teenagers make adequate or inadequate use of the web. In the past, teenagers and the adequate or inadequate use of the web was not an option due to an unknowing internet. Since the 21st century, the web has been useable for teenagers, meaning, their adult counterparts never experienced this when they were a teenager making this an unknowing topic to them and potentially dangerous towards their children.
The development and speed of the internet has had great impact on the teenagers of today. (Broughton, 2009). As the web has developed throughout the 1990’s – 2000’s it has created advantages in terms of education and social networking. As stated by Andrew Large, “The rapid exposures of the web to teenagers have allowed them to enrich their educational, leisure and social activities”
[ Evaluate the extent to which teenagers make adequate or inadequate use of the web?] | The teenagers of today are a main vocal point of many topics regarding the internet. It has been brought to attention how teenagers make use of the internet, and it has become a main point of discussion. A large amount of research has been carried out since the internet has started to develop, and it has been conducted about teenagers and the way in which they use the web. Starting from the late nighties to the present date, research has been conducted by several researchers which this review has been related to using a variety of relevant sources. This review examines the research that has been carried out into the adequate and inadequate ways in which teenagers use the world-wide web. It has been broken down into different factors: How adequate or inadequate is the use of web for educational purposes, the use of pornography and the use of social networking online. The uses of all these factors are different but the decisions teenagers decide to make is what is in question. |
Introduction
In this literature review, the writer will evaluate the extent to which teenagers make adequate or inadequate use of the web. In the past, teenagers and the adequate or inadequate use of the web was not an option due to an unknowing internet. Since the 21st century, the web has been useable for teenagers, meaning, their adult counterparts never experienced this when they were a teenager making this an unknowing topic to them and potentially dangerous towards their children.
The development and speed of the internet has had great impact on the teenagers of today. (Broughton, 2009). As the web has developed throughout the 1990’s – 2000’s it has created advantages in terms of education and social networking. As stated by Andrew Large, “The rapid exposures of the web to teenagers have allowed them to enrich their educational, leisure and social activities”