Danger Attraction: „Dangerous Fads” Among Young People and Children. Cover Image

Urok niebezpieczeństwa: niebezpieczne mody wśród młodzieży i dzieci.
Danger Attraction: „Dangerous Fads” Among Young People and Children.

Author(s): Kateryna Novikova
Subject(s): Communication studies, Sociology, Social development
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: social media; social networking; homophily; contagion; deviation;

Summary/Abstract: The paper elaborates on several actual “dangerous fads” among youngsters and children that from early age take an active part in computer mediated Internet communication. Social media enormously facilitate various hazardous activities of youngsters in terms of mutual informing, experience sharing or even community creation. Several social networking mechanisms (contagion, homophily etc.) are presented along with the threats that are closely related with the dangerous youth fads.

  • Issue Year: 23/2014
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 13-24
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish
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