Introduction The impact of social and cultural norms on the way an adolescent shapes and perceives identity has come under greater scrutiny in recent years. Although societies differ in the specific nature of the attributes associated with maleness and femaleness, each society attempts to communicate the gender norms to children and adolescents through various mechanisms. Acculturated gender roles have a significant influence on the way parents rear children, which impacts the way the children view
disseminating norms, customs and ideologies providing the individual with the skills and habits necessary for precipitating within one’s society, thus the means by which social and cultural continuity are attained” (Boundless.com, 2015). The process of socialisation involves an individual such as an adolescent having interactions with various agents of socialisation. Agents of socialisation are groups or institutions that play a crucial role in providing an individual with social and cultural skills
anywhere, social media has grown tremendously. Young teens have unlimited access to sites that influence how they dress, act and talk as well as what they talk about. Social media is not the only type, there are multiple types of media that can play roles in the lives of these adolescents. Mass media plays an intricate role in shaping the minds and ideas of the current adolescent generation in both positive and negative ways. The article Growing Up Wired discusses the impact that social networking
Social comparison is a theory proposed by Leon Festinger that states that people tend to compare themselves to others, typically to peers, family, or others that are of higher stature. Many studies argue for and/or against upward and downward social comparisons as they believe the comparisons tend to be negative. This issue is increasingly evident in adolescence, since teenagers’ vulnerability enables them to connect to peers rather than their parents, therefore they tend to attract to social media-a
Introduction The media portrays what is attractive or unattractive in society, it builds a norm that women must be thin and men must be muscular. Society is constantly seeing their favorite celebrity on the screen or in advertisements and try to mimic them. However, there is a negative impact with the media. Photos are constantly air-brushed and edited which leads to unrealistic expectations of the human body. This is detrimental for both men and women because they start having problems with their
Socialisation, Personal identity, Gender Identity and Gender Roles: Boundless.com defines ‘Socialisation’ as “a term used to refer to the lifelong process of inheriting and disseminating norms, customs and ideologies providing the individual with the skills and habits necessary for precipitating within one’s society, thus the means by which social and cultural continuity are attained” (Boundless.com, 2015). The process of socialisation involves an individual such as an adolescent to have interactions
the restrained prospects for African American males. As a result, girls observed the dual identity of their mothers and other prominent women in the society and internalized these identities (Lee & Ashcraft, 2005). Despite so many challenges and stressors during parenting, African American mothers play a significant role in development of perceived self-identity and goal oriented behaviors among their adolescent daughters.
Media can be described as the social and mass media that children are exposed to in their daily lives. Examples of the media platforms and materials include radios and television broadcasts, movies and music, newspapers and magazines, social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google Talk, Skype, among others (Samantha 2013). Media plays a critical role in the lives of the children. It provides a socializing tool, educative and informative resources, entertainment, marketing and
Alcoholism is one thing, but an interface of alcohol and the social media is, undoubtedly, another. This report seeks to establish the observed effects of alcoholism and social media on people, with a keen focus on young people. There is a tendency of the people to post pictures and videos of them engaging in alcohol use and getting out of control in bars and often parties that they attend. It is almost becoming a regular code for having a good time and subsequently letting the world know by posting
I believe one of the most pressing problems in adolescent mental health as we are getting settled into this new millennium is the eating disorder, anorexia nervosa. According to the DSM-5 (2015), anorexia nervosa is “characterized by distorted body image and excessive dieting that leads to severe weight loss with a pathological fear of becoming fat.” In other words, people who suffer from anorexia nervosa genuinely fear becoming fat so much so that they take drastic measures to achieve their ‘perfect’