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These days, social media is more than just a sharing platform. It is our form of communication. Everyone talks on here, everyone has snapchat too. We don’t text. We snap.

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Social media to me is three apps on my iPod, even though I do not use two of them a whole lot. Social Media is one of the things in my life that I could probably get rid of to make more time for homework and other activities.

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I don't really use social media so I don' see the point in it and think it is a waste of time. It just makes no sence because I feel it is just a way to ask for attention. Way to many people makr a big deal out of it.

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I see social media as a positive and negative resource. It can be used as many things, I personally use it to share my life's adventures and thoughts. As you can see, my photos are from my past trips.

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I see social media as a positive and negative resource. It can be used as many things, I personally use it to share my life's adventures and thoughts. As you can see, my photos are from my past trips.

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Social Media to me are apps that help you know more about the world and connect with people from other part of the world. you can also learn how to do something such as making birthday cake, you can use the apps to search up how to make an birthday cake. Social Media is also an way to express yourself

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Social Media to me are apps that help you connect with people from different parts of the world. It let's you see how other people's live's go everyday. You can express your feeling through apps such a Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, Youtube, etc.

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social media to me is just a website that is constantly in your life just taking all your personal life and sharing it with everybody. Also, I do not have social media so I am not on my phone as much as somebody who is always on their social media.

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How does social media affect womens' perception of their own bodies?

A recent study titled 'The Mediating Role of Appearance Comparisons in Relationship Between Media Usage and Self-Objectification in Young Women', published in the Young Women - Psychology of Women Quarterly - has tried to answer this question by closely investigating the relationship between the image that women have of their own body, and the use of different types of media:

● Facebook

● Internet

● Television

● Magazines

In particular, the study examines the phenomenon of self-objectification of the female body.

The assumption is based on the fact that the media portrait of women is often focused on their physical appearance, rather than on their abilities or their personality. Therefore, media exposure that promotes the image of woman as a sexual object encourages, within adolescents, a perception through this lense.

This theory, called the theory of objectification, warns of the most dangerous aspects of the phenomenon: self-objectification can lead to eating disorders, anxiety disorders, body shame and depression.

The survey was conducted in the United Kingdom on a sample of 150 girls between the ages of 17 and 25 who completed questionnaires regarding:

● their media use;

● the tendency to compare their physical appearance with that of others in general;

● the habit of comparing their body with that of specific groups of people on Facebook, as friends or acquaintances.

The results showed that the use of Facebook is linked to the phenomenon of self-objectification, as the social network is focused on physical aspects. In fact, Facebook is the place to share personal photos and receive appreciative comments from their virtual friends, thus strengthening or weakening their self-confidence.

In 2013 almost 250 billion photos were shared on Facebook; this figure coupled with the increasing popularity of the medium among young women and the time spent on the social network (about two hours a day according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics), makes it clear how much power the images that run through timelines are on the building of female body perception.

The study concludes that the phenomenon of self-objectivity arising from using Facebook is related to the fact that girls tend to compare their physical appearance to that of other women.

In particular, the comparison between one's physicality and that of another is more in relation to one's own peers, friends or acquaintances, than with celebrities. This is because their lifestyles are comparable and thus peers are the most accessible physical ideal.

From this, we can understand how much impact new media, especially social networks such as Facebook, can have on the perception that young women have of their body.

For this reason, it is crucial to ensure girls, especially teenagers, are aware of the clear separation between the real and the online world.

We should teach them that every woman is unique and unrepeatable, beautiful in her own way; that the stereotypes we encounter every day are non-existent models. Every woman has her faults, even those that seem to be perfect. What makes the difference is in accepting their imperfections and enjoying themselves as they are.

This is the secret to having a good relationship with ourselves and with the world around us. So, girls, disconnect from social networks, put your smartphone away and stop being so obsessed with it.

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Women and social media: Does Facebook influence perceptions of the female body?

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How does social media affect womens' perception of their own bodies?

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Social media to me is someone waiting to steal your identity because when you give out too much information on social media, people can take an advantage.

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When I think of social media I think of posting pictures and sharing what you are doing with others and to hopefully inspire them. Here I am looking at the almost sunrise at a volleyball court.

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Social media to me is multiple apps used to connect to people . Social media can be used in positive and negative situations. An example of a positive impact of social media is to communicate with your family and friends. A negative impact is random people online, because they can leave whatever they please on your platform.

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I think that social media to me is, that it is a way for you to express yourself and other people. You can show other people your life with other people.

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This represents social media to me as it is very cluttered as people are everywhere, this can come from Youtube. But there is some sort of way this works.

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Social media to me is just a place where people can meet and chat with people of similar interests. You can also use it to post artwork and photos of said interests and make a small following off of it.

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I think that social media is a very important thing in our lives. Social media is how we connect with people and also how we show others what we're doing. Social media is a big part of my life for both school and entertainment. This picture is some of the social media apps that people use to connect to others.

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Post a picture that you have taken of what social media looks like to you. Then in one sentence ( or two ) explain your picture. 

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Post a picture that you have taken of what social media looks like to you. Then in one sentence ( or two ) explain your picture. 

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When I think of social media I think of these social networks because I use these the most.

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I feel that social media is a way to express yourself and others. media is a way to communicate with your friends , and helps people to show their true colors with none to judge them in person.

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I feel like as social media is extremely important in todays society and helps us in many ways such as it setting up the march for our lives event in the past week.

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Social media to me is something you can mess up on and never be able to take what you did back. It is something that can really mess up your career and how the world sees you. Bullies are also a main problem caused by tech.

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Social media, to me are "websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking."

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I think that social media is the sharing of pictures/thoughts of what people are doing or did in that exact moment it is posted. It is sharing everyday life/current events.  It can be funny, informative, cool, and big part of your life. Although I barely ever use social media I have a good understanding of it because of my family/friends.  I posted this picture of what I did at this exact moment and I thought it was cool.

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When I think of social media I think of what I use social media on like my phone, computer, xbox, and Ipad (I used my old phone in the pic I used my new phone for the image.) This is what I view social media as.

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When I think of social media I think of many different platforms to share ideas, and or experiences. Along  this thought I think of Facebook, Twitter, instagram, and Snapchat the most.

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I think that social media is a different way to express your life and your personality in a fun kind of way. I also think that social media is a way to communicate with your friends and family using photos, posts, tweets, snaps, chats, and pretty much anything you want. people say if you use social media then your so called "trying to hard to get people to like you and or trying to be "popular"" but no just because you use social media does not mean you are trying to hard you maybe are just tying to express who you are as a person.

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I think that social media is the sharing of pictures/thoughts of what people are doing or did in that exact moment it is posted. It is sharing everyday life/current events.  It can be funny, informative, cool, and big part of your life. Although I barely ever use social media I have a good understanding of it because of my family/friends.  I posted this picture of what I did at this exact moment and I thought it was cool.

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This is what social media looks like to me because when I hear someone say social media, I think of these three social medias. These are the social medias I use the most.