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I am a sociologist who is interested in gender, sexuality, inequality, social theory, and social change. My book on gender in high school, Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School recently received the 2008 Outstanding Book Award from the American Educational Research Association.

I am currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Institute for the Study of Social Change with the Digital Youth Project at the University of California, Berkeley where I am researching the ways in which teenagers, their families and social networks navigate digital technology, the internet and new media. I am currently conducting two research projects. In "Living Digital" examines how teenagers navigate digital technology and how new media has become a central part of contemporary teen culture with a particular focus on teens courtship, romance and intimacy practices. Along with Dr. Natalie Boero I am conducting a study entitled "No Wannarexics Allowed" looking at the formation of online pro-anorexia communities.

In the fall of 2008 I will be joining the Sociology faculty at Colorado College.

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http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~cjpascoe/