Digitalno nasilje v perspektivi medijskih študij : pomen medijske potrošnje in vsakdanjega življenja mladih

slovenian

2019

volume 30, issue 1/2

Slovensko društvo raziskovalcev šolskega polja
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

The paper presents one of the first empirical investigations into various forms of online threats in the 15-25 age group in Slovenia. Contrary to most of the literature the paper argues that research of negative online experiences should focus not only on children, but also on the adolescents and young adults and at the same time tries to offer alternative understandings of the problem by addressing some of the critical issues and myths regarding the problem. Only within this wider perspective the youth can be de-homogenized as unified and necessarily endangered social group. The paper thus argues for situating the empirical investigation of online risks within the wider mediatisation debate and introduces usually absent questions of media consumption, class and digital literacy in the debate. Using a quantitative pilot study, the authors argue that three groups of young people can be observed: frightened but not active, safe and active and the threatened and exposed. As the research starts from the assumption that unwanted experiences in the digital environment are related to wider social structures and everyday life, sensitizing the youth about safe internet use remains important, but also has to be complemented with the findings about the distribution of social power, class hierarchies, inequality and wider changes brought by contemporary media culture.

25.02.2020