Research Catalog

Title

Cyberbullies, cyberactivists, cyberpredators : film, TV, and Internet stereotypes / Lauren Rosewarne.

Author

Rosewarne, Lauren

Publication

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC [2016]

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Details

Subject

• Internet > Social aspects
• Internet users
• Computer users
• Popular culture
• Identity (Psychology)
• Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Note

• "Written by an expert in media, popular culture, gender, and sexuality, this book surveys the common archetypes of Internet users--from geeks, nerds, and gamers to hackers, scammers, and predators--and assesses what these stereotypes reveal about our culture's attitudes regarding gender, technology, intimacy, and identity. Provides exhaustively researched and richly detailed information about the interplay between media representations of Internet users and gender, politics, technology, and society that is fascinating and fun to read; Presents findings that suggest that in spite of the Internet being so prevalent, technophobia is still an inherent subtext of many pop culture references to it; Considers how the vast majority of the portrayals of Internet user stereotypes are male--and evaluates how these male-dominated roles shape and are shaped by popular attitudes about sexuality, technology, intimacy, and identity"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-374) and index.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Text in English.

Contents

He's a little strange but he's a genius: the netgeek -- The worse you look the smarter they think you are: the neckbeard -- I only typed words on a computer: the cyberbully -- They prefer to describe themselves as cyberactivists: the hacker -- You can meet creepazoids from all over the world without leaving the comfort of your own home: the cyberpredator -- Billions of dollars have gone into inventing the Internet and filling it with pictures of naked women so we don't have to peep through windows: the cyberperv.

Call Number

JFE 16-6740

ISBN

• 9781440834400 (hardback)
• 1440834407 (hardback)
• 9781440834417 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2015041080

OCLC

928239068

Author

Rosewarne, Lauren.

Title

Cyberbullies, cyberactivists, cyberpredators : film, TV, and Internet stereotypes / Lauren Rosewarne.

Publisher

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC [2016]

Description

xii, 413 pages ; 24 cm

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-374) and index.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary

"Written by an expert in media, popular culture, gender, and sexuality, this book surveys the common archetypes of Internet users--from geeks, nerds, and gamers to hackers, scammers, and predators--and assesses what these stereotypes reveal about our culture's attitudes regarding gender, technology, intimacy, and identity. Provides exhaustively researched and richly detailed information about the interplay between media representations of Internet users and gender, politics, technology, and society that is fascinating and fun to read; Presents findings that suggest that in spite of the Internet being so prevalent, technophobia is still an inherent subtext of many pop culture references to it; Considers how the vast majority of the portrayals of Internet user stereotypes are male--and evaluates how these male-dominated roles shape and are shaped by popular attitudes about sexuality, technology, intimacy, and identity" -- Provided by publisher.

Language

Text in English.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-6740