@inbook {407, title = {The constant contact generation: exploring teen friendship networks online}, booktitle = {Girl Wide Web. Girls, the Internet, and the Negotiation for Identity}, year = {2005}, pages = {203-222}, abstract = {Given the rapidly growing presence of girls online, serious academic inquiry into the relationship between girls and the Internet is imperative. Girl Wide Web is an innovative collection of cutting-edge research exploring a wide sweep of issues related to the ways adolescent girls interact with the Internet. Employing a range of methodologies and theoretical perspectives primarily within cultural studies, the authors examine a variety of topics-from instant messaging and web-diaries to online fan communities and Internet advertising that targets young girls. Taken together, these essays provide a rich portrait of the complex relationship among girls, the Internet, and the negotiation of identity.}, keywords = {constant, friendships, generation, networks, teens, Youth}, url = {http://books.google.com/books?id=M_aTqHdkt4UC\&printsec=frontcover$\#$v=onepage\&q\&f=false}, author = {Clark, L. S.} }