The negative effects of Social Media on the formation of identities among adolescents
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Twelve and a half years old.
The average age when a child activates his/her own personal social media account. It is also during this time that the child is making sense of his identity and navigating through the various questions taking up his curious mind. Picture a road with only one car that is being driven by a 12-year-old with a developing cognitive Read more [...]
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Social media has revolutionized the e-commerce industry. It provides tools to marketers for promoting their products. Strong social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Youtube account for a sizeable portion of traffic directed towards e-commerce websites. Social media platforms allow e-commerce businesses to create brand awareness, gain feedback, provide cost-effective marketing solutions and influence customer purchasing decisions. Users actively participate Read more [...]
Social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok are well-known over the world; they have brought the world and the community closer by allowing people to communicate and connect in real-time. Every day, these social media platforms strive to enhance their systems to make life simpler for their users. It increased work prospects, brought loved ones closer together, and enhanced human contact to new heights (Vanderkaay, 2010). However, most users are unaware of the drawbacks Read more [...]
Abstract: In recent years Instagram has had an increasing presence in areas of politics and policy change which can be seen through movements such as #MeToo as well as the establishment of young female activists including Grace Tame and Greta Thunberg. Theorists including Palmer and Jung, have outlined how these movements and individuals have used Instagram and other social media for their own benefit, using it to further their agenda successfully. These movements and activists have Read more [...]
The Stage That Is Instagram: How Social Media Allows People to Become Actors and Create a Performance Through Online Identity
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When the world was first introduced to the World Wide Web, users were only able to play a passive role, as it was a “read-only” platform (Getting, 2007). This was socially and technologically significant at the time, but the emergence of Web 2.0 and its social media platforms allowed users to play a more active role in the communication, Read more [...]
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This assignment will investigate the connections that are made between criminal activity and social media platforms. Looking into the way that youth have directly had an impact into the way social media has dictated the way they are able to display their crimes.
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Over many generations the way the that people interact has had drastic changes; the largest impacts of social media are on the youth of today. Baby boomers had a different social media perspective Read more [...]
This paper argues that online networks Tinder and Instagram have caused social change through their influence on millennials and Generation Z. This has ultimately resulted in a negative shift in the views on love, commitment and the formation of deep connections held by these generations. Instagram's highlight reel has become responsible for relationship dissatisfaction amongst younger generations, influencing how they feel they should be behaving both in relationships and sexually. Read more [...]
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This paper explores the presence of environmental activism on Instagram and how the platform is hindering grassroots conservation management. The neoliberal economic structure of Instagram is analysed to uncover how shallow forms of activism known as slacktivism promotes individuals’ performative identities more than promoting useful activism. This type of online engagement perpetuates the disconnect between individuals and their local environments, as described by the Albrecht’s Read more [...]
Abstract: This paper aims to demonstrate how social media platforms, namely Instagram, promote and foster identity performance. By looking at the foundational aspects and functions of Instagram, such as user curation tools and instant gratification systems, and also the emerging popularity of ‘influencers’, this paper takes a look at how the platform’s encouragement of identity performance could lead to possible damage to the real-life development of the adolescents’ identity.
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Social Media's Propagation of the Perfect Image of Women's Appearance can Cause Women’s Appearance Anxiety and Lack of Confidence
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Social media's propagation of the perfect image of women has raised appearance anxiety in women. Web 2.0 is an era of community networking for all, and social media is characterised by online participation. This paper discusses the different effects of social media and traditional media on defining beauty. It examines two popular social media Read more [...]
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This paper explores the dynamic social media tactics being used by North American politicians to infiltrate important voter bases that exist within Instagram communities. Recent studies have shown that politicians' Instagram strategies in North America play a critical role in how favourable their impressions are to a younger audience. Specifically, how young voters find politicians trustworthy when they get on board with online advocacy. When politicians follow everyday social Read more [...]
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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects Instagram has on mental health issues such as anxiety, social comparison and self-esteem when influencers falsely present themselves on social media. Focusing on the stream of online social networks and identity, we discover how the role of social media The increasing use of Instagram has resulted in a growing number of mental health issues, impacting healthy relationships, eating disorders, social interaction and emotional and Read more [...]
Fashion influencers and their authentic online identities
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With the rise of online marketing and electronic word of mouth Instagram fashion influencers have become a vital part of advertising campaigns for fashion brands. Using authentic and trustworthy fashion influencers to promote brands to consumers has proven effective when it comes to marketing and often leads to increased sales. Fashion influencers build communities of followers by portraying an authentic online self Read more [...]
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The evolution of the web and internet has created a wide range of opportunities for social networking platforms to grow. Today, multiple different platforms have emerged allowing users to communicate and connect with each other online. The social networking platforms of Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn, in particular play a crucial role in how individuals communicate in society. With the increasing developments of these social media platforms, individuals Read more [...]
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This paper explores the effect Instagram has had on the modern-day teenager, and how their identities are being influenced by its features. Whilst Instagram’s original purpose was always to share and promote people, teenagers have used the apps interactive features to compare their own sense of self with that of their peers. Features such as photo sharing, filter options and the like button have each created their own means for influence on the teenage population. Photo Read more [...]
Social media platforms have rapidly altered the portability, expansiveness, and fundamental nature of digital spaces. Communities within such platforms are notably susceptible to the activities of social media influencers (SMIs). This paper explores the effects SMIs have on online communities, and how they facilitate the development of authentic relationships within such. Feelings of sincerity and authenticity are generated through practices such as vlogging, attention labour engagement, Read more [...]
Someone's religion or political belief can be polarising to those who are not able to remove their emotion to understand someone else's point of view. Arguably both are immensely important in the creation of a person's individuality. Typically, in a Western society such as Australia, these beliefs are not so much a construct of our personal networks but rather acceptable, and often celebrated, differences of those who are part of our networks. The way we look, on the other hand, Read more [...]