Parenting and digital media: from the early web to contemporary digital society.

Lupton, Deborah; Pedersen, Sarah; Thomas, Gareth M.

Abstract

Parents have accessed websites, online discussion forums and blogs for advice, information and support since the early days of the World Wide Web. In this article, we review the literature in sociology and related social research addressing the ways in which digital media have been used for parenting-related purposes. We begin with the longer-established media of parenting websites, online discussion forums, blogs, email, mobile phones and message and video services and then move on to the newer technologies of social media and apps. This is followed by a section on data privacy and security issues. The concluding section summarises some major issues arising from the review and points to directions for further research.

Citation

LUPTON, D., PEDERSEN, S. and THOMAS, G.M. 2016. Parenting and digital media: from the early web to contemporary digital society. Sociology compass [online], 10(8), pages 730-743. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12398

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 10, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Aug 2, 2016
• Publication Date: Aug 2, 2016
• Deposit Date: Aug 3, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 3, 2018
• Journal: Sociology compass
• Electronic ISSN: 1751-9020
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 730-743
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12398
• Keywords: Digital media; Digital communications; Parenting advice
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1551