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The introduction of compulsory citizenship education into the national curriculum has generated a plethora of new interests in the politics of childhood and youth. Citizenship for Teenagers explores teenagers' acts of and engagement with citizenship in their local communities and examines the role of citizenship education in creating future responsible citizens. The first half of the book provides the context for teenagers' experiences of citizenship, discussing issues around the ideas of childhood and citizenship, as well as the curriculum. The second half goes on to explore teenagers' experi

Intro -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Dangers of Teen SextingRaychelle Cassada Lohmann -- 2. Sexting Among Teens Can Be HarmfulKatie Abbondanza -- 3. Sexting Among Teens Is Not Always HarmfulAnne Collier -- 4. Teens Sext to Experiment Sexually and Socialize IndependentlySean Carton -- 5. "Sexting" Bullying Cited in Teen's SuicideMichael Inbar -- 6. Sexting Among Teens Should Not Be CriminalizedAmerican Civil Liberties Union -- 7.Sexting and Charging Juveniles-Balancing the Law and Bad ChoicesMathias H. Heck Jr. -- 8. School Officials Must Act to Prevent Sexting and Its ConsequencesMorgan J. Aldridge, Susan C. Dav -- 9. Restricting Sexting May Infringe Free Speech in SchoolsJoseph Oluwole and Preston C. Green III -- 10. Sexting Among Older Adults Is IncreasingJessica Leshnoff -- 11. Sexting Is Rooted in Primal UrgesOgi Ogas -- 12. Is Sexting Someone Else "Cheating"?Louisa Peacock -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6

SummarySocial networks are rapidly progressing means of information circulation. It is noticeable that social networks are a centre of attraction for teenagers. The frequent and long login to social networks develops into addiction. The aim of this research has been to reveal how teenagers' behaviour is influenced by social networks. To achieve this aim, quantitative analysis and theoretical, empirical methods were applied. During the investigation, it has been revealed that teenagers' behaviour is influenced by social networks. Although the majority of teenagers claim that they are not addicted to social networks, however, addiction to social networks manifests itself psychologically, socially and, to a lesser extent, physiologically. Consequently, the teenagers' behaviour is dependent on social networks.Key words: teenagers, addiction, social networks on the internet.