Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives

Palfrey, John, and Urs Gasser

ISBN 10: 0465005152 / ISBN 13: 9780465005154

Published by Basic Books, New York, 2008

About this Item

First printing, full number line. Signed by coauthor Palfrey on the title page: "John Palfrey." The book is square and unmarked; corners sharp, spine ends lightly bumped. The dust jacket is not price-clipped (original price $25.95); edgewear at head of spine; Brodart protected.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives
• Publisher: Basic Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465005152
• ISBN 13: 9780465005154
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The first generation of “digital natives” – children who were born into and raised in the digital world – are coming of age, and soon our world will be reshaped in their image. Our economy, our cultural life, even the shape of our family life will be forever transformed.

But who are these digital natives? How are they different from older generations – or “digital immigrants” – and what is the world they’re creating going to look like? In Born Digital , leading internet and technology experts John Palfrey and Urs Gasser offer a sociological portrait of this exotic tribe of young people who can seem, even to those merely a generation older, both extraordinarily sophisticated and strangely narrow.

Based on original research, Born Digital explores a broad range of issues, from the highly philosophical to the purely practical: What does identity mean for young people who have dozens of online profiles and avatars? Should we worry about privacy issues – or is privacy even a relevant concern for digital natives? How does the concept of safety translate into an increasingly virtual world? Is “stranger-danger” a real problem, or a red herring? What lies ahead – socially, professionally, and psychologically – for this generation?

A smart, practical guide to a brave new world and its complex inhabitants, Born Digital will be essential reading for parents, teachers, and the myriad of confused adults who want to understand the digital present – and shape the digital future.

About the Author

John Palfrey is Clinical Professor of Law and Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. He is a regular commentator on network news programs, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News, NPR and BBC. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Urs Gasser is an associate professor of law at the University of St. Gallen, where he serves as the director of the Research Center for Information Law, as well as a faculty fellow of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. He has published and edited, respectively, six books and has written over fifty articles in books, law reviews, and professional journals. He lives in St. Gallen, Switzerland.