Media Psychology Matters » Teens http://www.pamelarutledge.com Dr. Pamela Rutledge on the Psychology of Social Media, Mass Media & Communications Technologies Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:43:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Social Media: The Native Tongue of Teens http://www.pamelarutledge.com/2009/06/05/social-media-the-native-tongue-of-teens/ http://www.pamelarutledge.com/2009/06/05/social-media-the-native-tongue-of-teens/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:43:03 +0000 Pamela Rutledge http://www.pamelarutledge.com/?p=453 (This was posted June 5, 2009 on my blog “Positively Media” at PsychologyToday.com)

Ralph Waldo Emerson said:

“No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby – so helpless and so ridiculous.”

Think of the tech-saavy younger generation as [...]]]> http://www.pamelarutledge.com/2009/06/05/social-media-the-native-tongue-of-teens/feed/ 0 Move over Michael Jordan: Shoes are Out, Phones are In http://www.pamelarutledge.com/2008/09/15/move-over-michael-jordan-shoes-are-out-phones-are-in/ http://www.pamelarutledge.com/2008/09/15/move-over-michael-jordan-shoes-are-out-phones-are-in/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:48:35 +0000 Pamela Rutledge http://www.pamelarutledge.com/?p=120 The study “Teenagers: A Generation Unplugged” by the wireless trade association CTIA and Harris Interactive reports that cell phones have become a vital part of a teen’s identity. The coolness of the cell phone is considered a marker for popularity and status and having a phone is essential to a teen’s social life.  (While [...]]]> http://www.pamelarutledge.com/2008/09/15/move-over-michael-jordan-shoes-are-out-phones-are-in/feed/ 0