Abstract
During adolescence, teenagers intensify their media use as a peer group activity. It is a commonly shared assumption that social contexts influence selection and perception of media content; however, the specific characteristics of adolescents' shared media use have yet to be systematically analyzed. Based on qualitative data, I show that shared media use reflects adolescents' growing autonomy and disassociation from family structures. Shared media use serves as a situational frame for enacting adult social roles. Peer groups define socially desirable media content and utilize plot elements to negotiate the appropriateness of specific behaviors. These distinct characteristics of shared media use show that selection and perception of media content can only be fully understood as part of everyday social practices.
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