"Redefining Geek: Bias and the Five Hidden Habits of Tech-Savvy Teens"

"Redefining Geek takes a new and surprising look at what it means
to be good with technology at a time when technologies are
rapidly changing. Based on empirical evidence from a decade-long
study with a diverse group of students across the country,
Cassidy Puckett shows that being tech-savvy in the digital age
isn’t about having a natural ability, but instead is a process of
continual learning that requires five simple habits."


Cassidy Puckett is an Assistant Professor in the
Department of Sociology at Emory University. She received her
Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. She is the
author of Redefining Geek: Bias and the Five Hidden Habits of
Tech-Savvy Teens (University of Chicago Press, 2022). Her
research has also appeared in sociological and interdisciplinary
journals, including Harvard Educational Review, Qualitative
Sociology, Social Science Computer Review, and Social Science
& Medicine.


Cassidy’s research focuses on the relationship between
technological change and inequality. More specifically, she uses
a mixed-methods approach to explain differences in adolescents’
ability to learn new technologies—what she calls their “digital
adaptability” and measures on a 15-item Digital Adaptability
Scale—and looks at how differences in digital adaptability
influence educational, occupational, and health inequalities.


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Her Website: https://cassidypuckett.com/


Order:
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/R/bo137270726.html





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