American girls
social media and the secret lives of teenagers
Book • 2016
In 'American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers,' Nancy Jo Sales delves into the lives of over two hundred girls aged thirteen to nineteen across the United States.
The book exposes a culture where social media platforms like Instagram, Whisper, Vine, YouTube, Kik, Ask.fm, and Tinder dominate the lives of teenage girls.
Sales documents how this hypersexualized culture, rife with sexism and the objectification of women, affects girls' self-esteem, communication skills, and overall development.
The book highlights issues such as the casual exchange of nude photographs, slut-shaming, and the pervasive influence of online pornography and reality TV stars.
It also explores how social media fosters narcissism, competition, bullying, and addiction, and argues for the need to address these issues to protect the well-being of teenage girls.
The book exposes a culture where social media platforms like Instagram, Whisper, Vine, YouTube, Kik, Ask.fm, and Tinder dominate the lives of teenage girls.
Sales documents how this hypersexualized culture, rife with sexism and the objectification of women, affects girls' self-esteem, communication skills, and overall development.
The book highlights issues such as the casual exchange of nude photographs, slut-shaming, and the pervasive influence of online pornography and reality TV stars.
It also explores how social media fosters narcissism, competition, bullying, and addiction, and argues for the need to address these issues to protect the well-being of teenage girls.
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