Blog Post 6-How Has Social Media Negatively Impacted the Lives of Young Women
Social Media has negatively impacted the lives of many young women in plethora of ways, physically, psychologically and also socially. There has been an increased amount of cases dealing with suicidal attempts to eating disorders and the constant battle of comparing realistic pictures of ourselves to the photo-shopped version of others. Social media has given society the stamp of approval for such behavior to continue. Have You Been Targeted as Yet? Teenagers have endured enough stress with having to worry about various body types that are approved by society via magazines, television shows, but most importantly the internet. As young ladies view the typical trend-setter bodies they are forced to conform to these unrealistic body types, especially when they are in the midst of puberty. I was really interested on doing this topic because of past experiences in high school and about past as well as current stories about this trend. Have you ever seen that one user on your social m