Social Media and Teens
How does social media shape teen identity and social life?
4.2 (35)
32 mins
Explore how teens use social media to express themselves, connect with peers, and participate in digital communities, shaping their identity and social skills. Discover the challenges and risks of online engagement, including exposure to harmful content, peer pressure, and the pressures of curating a perfect digital image.
Ep 1:
The New Digital Hangout
Why do today's teens live on Instagram and Snapchat? Host Beatrice Goodwin explores the performance, pressure, and startling suicide-risk data behind teens' digital hangouts.
Ep 2:
Snapchat and the Rules of Friendship
From Facebook anxiety to Snapchat's disappearing snaps, discover how a rebellious app rewired teen friendship—and why a phone number now means more than a follow.
Discussions (11)
Jonathan
Level 2 · 9 mo agoAdults killed the mall vibe and now complain kids are online. It is basic cause and effect
Nick
Level 4 · 8 mo agoI am glad my awkward years were not broadcast in high definition. If my digital footprint included everything I said at eighteen I would never get hired. Let the kids have their disappearing photos.
Aaron
Level 8 · 8 mo agoImagine nerfing the open world map and acting surprised when players camp in the chat lobby.
