Week 8 - Journal 3 abstract

This article experiments how teenage girls talk and socialise on the internet, such as web forums, chatrooms and instant messaging compared to talking face to face with someone in real life. It mainly focuses on the issues of femininity and how teenage girls used the internet, and its exclusivity to experiment with gender roles and be more adventurous with their language and approach to certain conversations when on the internet. The article points out that results showed girls tend to be more defensive, shy and wary when talking to people face to face, whereas on the internet, they talk alot more about love interests and romance and take more risks. On the whole, the article does prove that teenage girls are likely to get into dangerous situations because of their belief of safety when on the internet, however this is why people get caught out and put at risk.