{"product_id":"cyberbullies-cyberactivists-cyberpredators-film-tv-and-internet-stereotypes-9781440834400","title":"Cyberbullies, Cyberactivists, Cyberpredators: Film, TV, and Internet Stereotypes","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lauren Rosewarne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Praeger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Praeger\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Media Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Internet has enabled an exponentially larger number of people--individuals who are members of numerous and vastly different subgroups--to be exposed to one other. As a result, instead of the simple \"jocks versus geeks\" paradigm of previous eras, our society now has more detailed stereotypes of the undesirable, the under-the-radar, and the ostracized: cyberpervs, neckbeards, goths, tech nerds, and anyone with a non-heterosexual identity. Each chapter of this book explores a different stereotype of the Internet user, with key themes--such as gender, technophobia, and sexuality--explored with regard to that specific characterization of online users. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor Lauren Rosewarne, PhD, supplies a highly interdisciplinary perspective that draws on research and theories from a range of fields--psychology, sociology, and communications studies as well as feminist theory, film theory, political science, and philosophy--to analyze what these stereotypes mean in the context of broader social and cultural issues. From cyberbullies to chronically masturbating porn addicts to desperate online-daters, readers will see the paradox in popular culture's message: that while Internet use is universal, actual Internet users are somehow subpar--less desirable, less cool, less friendly--than everybody else.","brand":"Praeger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083135672471,"sku":"9781440834400","price":7694.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781440834400.webp?v=1767142594","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cyberbullies-cyberactivists-cyberpredators-film-tv-and-internet-stereotypes-9781440834400","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}