Perfect : feeling judged on social media

Gill, Rosalind (Rosalind Clair)2023

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Compared with previous generations, young people today live in a world where images of women's bodies are ubiquitous. Social media are replete with images of 'perfection'. But many of these images are unrealistic and unattainable and contribute to a pervasive sense of never being good enough: not thin enough; not pretty enough; not cool enough. Rosalind Gill provides a compelling analysis of young people's lives on social media. Challenging polarised perspectives that see young people as either passive victims of social media or as savvy digital natives, she highlights young people's paradoxical and ambivalent relationships with social media.