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Shannon Kate
Abstract: This paper explores the dual role of Instagram as a platform for both empowerment and exploitation of users with disabilities. Drawing on sociological theories of identity formation, particularly Mead’s conception of identity as a reflexive and communicative process, the paper examines how self-disclosure of disability on Instagram contributes to identity construction, community building, and…
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