Youth Culture Lesson: iWorship

Is technology becoming too cool?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:In the 1950s, people used to go to movies in which robots would take over the world. T...

Youth Culture Update: Tech Trouble

Our latest wrap of the week's news and trends explores: parents fretting about tech distractions; youth needing more sleep; Nintendo putting its Wii first; job market worst for teens in 60 years; and babie...

Youth Culture Lesson: Cheaters Never Prosper?

Plagiarism on the Rise in High School and CollegeGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/Disclaimer What Happened: Plagiarism has ruined journalists, destroyed politicians and resul...

YCU: Is the Internet Depressing?

Is the Internet Depressing?Researchers from Australia and China say that heavy Internet use can actually trigger depression in youth. The nine-month study found that teens who met the criteria for being addicte...

YCU: The Changing Senior Year

The Changing Senior YearThe senior year of high school is considered by many to be a rite of passage of sorts: That final year feels like the triumphant culmination of a dozen or more years of hard work, capped...

Youth Culture Lesson: Going Techless

Girl Finds New Interests in Week Without PhoneGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened: Deisha Brown Campbell, 13, thought that giving up technology for a shor...

Youth Culture: Giving Up Tech

Deisha Brown Campbell, 13, thought that giving up technology for a short time would be simple. but when she was forced to put away her phone and computer time for a whole week—part of an experiment for "N...