Social Networks, Creators of Stereotypes

Social networks, nowadays, play an important role, particularly among young people. We live ina society that promotes specific ways of beauty, which become an example for many, who want tofollow them to fit into today's world. In social networks, such as Instagram or Facebook, the pressurethat...

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Main Author: Díaz Estupiñan, Angie Mariana
Format: Online
Language:eng
Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022
Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/14119
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description Social networks, nowadays, play an important role, particularly among young people. We live ina society that promotes specific ways of beauty, which become an example for many, who want tofollow them to fit into today's world. In social networks, such as Instagram or Facebook, the pressurethat is imposed through beauty stereotypes is hard. Several users upload photos looking like they havea perfect life. Women normalize thinness as the perfect body type, but that is a lie to most people.There is no doubt that young people, who use social media the most, have a serious problem gettingcarried away by what they see on the internet.
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spelling oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-141192022-03-15T13:34:58Z Social Networks, Creators of Stereotypes Díaz Estupiñan, Angie Mariana Social networks, nowadays, play an important role, particularly among young people. We live ina society that promotes specific ways of beauty, which become an example for many, who want tofollow them to fit into today's world. In social networks, such as Instagram or Facebook, the pressurethat is imposed through beauty stereotypes is hard. Several users upload photos looking like they havea perfect life. Women normalize thinness as the perfect body type, but that is a lie to most people.There is no doubt that young people, who use social media the most, have a serious problem gettingcarried away by what they see on the internet. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022-03-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/14119 10.19053/2011835X.14119 Enletawa Journal; Vol. 14 No. 2 (2021): Enletawa Journal; 141-142 Enletawa Journal; Vol. 14 Núm. 2 (2021): Enletawa Journal; 141-142 2463-1965 2011-835X eng https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/14119/11515 Copyright (c) 2022 Enletawa Journal https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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