ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on key concepts discussed in the preceding chapter of this book. The book explores contemporary concerns about new media, specifically sexting, and new ways of conducting moral crusades about new and old media. It also focuses on the fears which felt by moral crusaders were as much about social change as about content, driven by demographic shifts in immigration, urbanization, and ultimately the changing experiences and expectations of children and teens. Yes, moral crusaders were deeply concerned about the then-new modes of popular culture, but lurking beneath their complaints were fears about how young people used their leisure time and the growth of a new and separate youth-oriented culture. Not coincidentally this expansion of popular culture targeted at youth happened as concerns about juvenile delinquency rose during the twentieth century. New media can also help smaller crusades, particularly those without high-profile crusaders or the support of traditional mass media.
