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This collection of twenty articles on adolescents and the Internet showcases current scholarship on the influence of Internet "culture" on youth development. Divided into four sections covering the context of Internet culture, youth identity, identity and sexuality and challenges to healthy development, individual papers discuss such topics as youth and social networking, the influence of the Internet on body dismorphic disorders, modeling friendships, youth and cybersex in conservative cultures, informal sex education on the Internet, cyber-bullying and cyber-kindness, gaming and aggression and online sexual solicitation. Individual articles include abstracts, tables, illustrations and bibliographies and a volume-wide compilation of reference materials is provided. Contributors include academics from Europe, Nigeria, Australia, Canada and Israel. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)