Dr. Larry D. Rosen: The "Psychology of Technology"

[NOTE: The first printing of my book sold out in one month and is now in its second printing. If you have been unable to get a copy of the book there are now more available! Thank you all for your support.]

Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation
(Palgrave Macmillan, December 2007)

"Dr. Larry Rosen goes beyond the sensational headlines by providing original research on how young people are actually using MySpace. Me, MySpace, and I provides parents with a much needed voice in the debate over the role of social networking in the lives of today's totally wired teens." -- Anastasia Goodstein, author of Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online

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"Rosen brings his expertise as both a research psychologist and father together in this new book, Me. MySpace, and l. He provides great insight and excellent guidance." -- Nancy E. Willard, author of Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People learn to Make Safe and Responsible Choices Online

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"A must read book for parents ... Guided by extensive research, presented in easy-to-read language and offering real-life examples, Dr. Rosen's book will enlighten parents. It helps bridge the generation divide between parents and their technologically literate kids." -- Scott Plunkett, Ph.D., Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University Northridge

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"Dr. Rosen brings insights, humor, and a balanced approach to how parents can understand and deal with this particularly challenging phenomenon. An enjoyable, authoritative, and practical book for today's parents!"— Kerby T. Alvy, Ph.D. Founder and Executive Director, Center for the Improvement of Child Caring

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"Dr. Rosen's book is a very timely and comprehensive look at the virtual world. Me, MySpace, and I is groundbreaking and presents important issues for children and their parents coping in today's technological world. It is a practical handbook for parents and provides concrete answers to their most pressing questions about social networking and how children live online. Written by one of the top authorities on the impact of technology and combining theory, research, and common sense advice in easy-to-read language, Me, MySpace, and I is a must read for all parents." -- Dr. Kimberly Young author of Caught in the Net and Tangled in the Web and director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery

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Press Release: “Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation” Helps Parents Keep Kids Safe in Cyberspace

Creating a Place for MySpace
(American Psychological Association Monitor 11/2007)

"You might peek into your kid's room, and your kid is on MySpace and they're talking onthe phone and they're texting and IMing and there's music coming from the iPod -- basically, you're seeiing kids who are so technologically adept that parents don't quite know what to do about it."

"Parents should understand that for many young people their online world is their social environment. That means that Net Geners are doing all the kinds of things online that their parents did while hanging out at the mall or behind the school -- including, yes, flirting, and trying out various identities."

For more information, Larry Rosen can be contacted at lrosen@csudh.edu

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