1. Devereux, Ch. 13 “From Family Television to Bedroom Culture: Young People’s Media at Home”

2. The Shift from Outside to Inside 1950s: a child’s after-school activities took place in the streets, countryside, downtown hangout 2000 on: these activities were largely confined to the home

3. The Shift from Family Life to Individual Life in the Bedroom 1950s: the dominant media was broadcast (radio/TV) –Family life in the living room –Communal 2000 on: new media dominate –Individual life in the bedroom –Bedroom culture: “practices closely associated with identity, privacy and the self have become linked to the domestic space of the child’s bedroom”

4. Research in the UK “Young People, New Media” (1997) –Interviews and surveys of 6-17 year olds and their parents “UK Children Go Online” (2004) –Interviews and surveys of 9-19 year olds and their parents

5. Reasons for the Shifts “Risk society”: “ you cannot trust anyone” –1971: 80% of 7-8 year olds walked to school on their own –1990: only 9% of 7-8 year olds walked to school on their own Smaller families Cheaper media goods

6. Characteristics of Bedroom Culture Convenience Escape Formation of identity

7. Convenience The bedroom is a safe place to store valued, collected objects (frequently media related) Parents rationalize these collections as having educational value Consumerism: “Through these collections, through their emerging fandoms, and through the associated theming of wallpaper, bed linen, decoration, etc., children’s identities are being constructed and, simultaneously, comodified”

8. Escape The decision is not so much a desire to be isolated from the family but WHEN to be a part of the family and WHEN to be by oneself –“living together separately” Children make choices about how to use different media; they prefer isolation at that time and show irritation if interrupted

9. Identity Growing independence from family –Self-sufficient –Control –Self-definition “who they are or want to be” Connection with peer groups –Face-to-face in the bedroom –With new media