Youth and reading: A survey of leisure reading pursuits of female and male adolescents

Abstract

In order to explore adolescent use of the media for leisure and, in particular, adolescent leisure reading of books, this study is a preliminary look at adolescent leisure and reading with a view towards comparing reading to other leisure practices that require mass, or popular, media forms and practices. Through a survey of many adolescents, this study seeks to measure the popularity of leisure reading compared to other leisure options, with a view toward contrasting female and male leisure reading pursuits.