Editorial: Digital Child- and Adulthood—Risks, Opportunities, and Challenges

Claudia Riesmeyer, Arne Freya Zillich and Thorsten Naab
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Claudia Riesmeyer: Department of Media and Communication, LMU Munich, Germany
Arne Freya Zillich: Digital Media Culture, Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF, Germany
Thorsten Naab: German Youth Institute, Germany

Media and Communication, 2022, vol. 10, issue 1, 301-304

Abstract: This thematic issue discusses risks, opportunities, and challenges of digital child- and adulthood based on different theoretical and methodological perspectives. It focuses on three topics: First, the challenges children and adolescents face in developing skills for dealing with promotional content are highlighted. Second, several contributions discuss the actions of parents and instructors and their function as role models for children and adolescents. They outline the tension between the consequences of intensive media use by children and adolescents and a responsible approach to digital media as often demanded by parents and teachers. Finally, the last contribution gives an insight into how the political socialization of adolescents can manifest itself in the digital space. The multi-methodological, multi-perspective, and multi-theoretical contributions of this thematic issue illustrate the intergenerational relevance of digital child- and adulthood.

Keywords: adolescents; advertising; childhood; digital media usage; media education; media effects; media literacy; media socialization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.v10i1.5461

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