Childhood and Social Media
What are some common social media platforms that were mentioned?
Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, TicTok, Twitter
What is development psychology?
The idea of having a "normal childhood", age-related stages from childhood to adulthood.
What age group did the study focus on?
Ages 13-19
What percent of children/youth use social media?
90%
What is the traditional sociological view of childhood and social media?
Parent should model ideal behaviour for their children, they should spend less time online if they want their children to do the same.
Why teens do decide to spend their time on social media?
Social and technological pressure like relationship based online, FOMO, algorithm, notifications...
Name a negative impact that has social media on childhood
Low self-esteem, lack of face to face interaction, poor mental health, poor academic performance?
What is the new paradigm of childhood? What is it connection to social media?
Child are active in socialization, childhood is a social construct, there is no “universal” childhood. Children have agency and the ability to decide their activity on social media.
How does social media impacts teenager relationships?
It is impacted because its weaken there relationships since it is focused over screen rather than face to face interactions.