Social Media's Beauty Standards

I am a rvhs scholars magnet student researching the influence social media has on women, their self image and emotions.

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“A study published in the National Library of Medicine by Heather Woods and Holly Scott, found a direct connection between increased social media usage and decreased sleep quality, low self-esteem and increased levels of anxiety and depression.”

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“Social media can then hurt your body image by constantly exposing yourself to the ideal body type, leading to constant comparison of yourself to unrealistic standards.” https://t.co/TXMutDflp0. #takeabreak

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In major apps such as Instagram, this is the typical feed of our generation. #unrealisticreality

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How exactly would you define sneaker culture? #SNKRS #Nike #Jordan #sneakerheads

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What are examples of situations where at times you feel or don’t feel included in societal norms and beauty standards presented on sites such as, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat etc. ?

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When scrolling through your favorite social media app, what do you see and how does it make you feel? What impact does this have on you after you leave the app?

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In a world where women are often silenced regarding their true feelings about society, my project will serve to give insight that could, if used correctly, benefit our generation and those to come. #beheard

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Last week, the objective was to put together the inquiry activity I’ve planned for my focus group. This would consist of a psychological experiment to evoke true feelings and emotions about social media’s beauty standards. #speakyourtruth

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In looking for participants for my focus group I have 1 female for each grade and my objectives for this week is to find the other half. #makingprogress

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As a part of my experimentation phase I plan on using a psychological experiment where I display different images from social media and allowing a safe space to share feelings with guided questions.

Do you think this would be effective?

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During the last year, the average time teenagers spent on social media was estimated at 2.6 hours per day (Ali, Sana 2021). #socialmediausage

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What are some emotions teen girls feel while on social media? #mediastandards

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- that has contributed to the glorification of unrealistic body types. #BeautyAlgorithm

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"The target to promote the perfect appearance of what women should strive for and look up
to can be related to the South China University of Technology dataset we mentioned
before. " (Kenyon College) In coming across this source I have learned more about the embedded algorithm

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On average how much time do you spend on social media?

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"The pressure put on women to conform to contemporary beauty ideals leads to a strong desire for women to want to represent a version of [themselves] they believe is absent." - Danielle Wolf

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"They reviewed 90 studies and concluded that media exposure was associated with decreased body satisfaction in women-" Martha Peaslee Levine

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This race to perfection also contributes to lack of self worth and endless efforts to at least keep up with unrealistic standards presented in the media. This can be exhausting and discouraging for many. #beautystandards

[Lisette Shallop @LisetteShallop]

Identity has become a race for perfection within modern digital age. Social media heavily influenced the way those perceive their own identity & often encourages comparison. With society’s beauty standards embedded in the media, ones identity becomes lost #DCIM353McCormick