Media. The majority of the adolescent girls use the internet. They are online to communicate with others, but that does not mean all adolescent girls portray themselves as their real identity. Social media allows girls to become anonymous or even change their name and call themselves by their ‘made up’ name. The media has become a place where all people can interact with one another. Guaman (2012), states that “it allows them to represent and negotiate their social presence with other participants in a virtual community” (p. 182). Some girls go on social media for a change, even become a whole different person. Guaman (2012) argues that teenage girls are more interactive online, allowing them to be more comfortable when communicating with
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help girls to express their opinions and experiences without having to face constant judgement from people directly. Chittenden’s argument states how adolescent girls who are active online can possibly ‘fear’ direct contact with others because they might feel vulnerable when hearing others’ opinions about them. This reveals social identity is not found in real life, but can be possibly found online. Tara Chittenden (2010) states that the media allows girls to feel like they “belong to each other by belonging to a common visible world” (p.518). Susannah Stern, Ph.D. (2004) observed that these girls’ “pages were personal, intimate, and immediate” (p. 223). The “internet is an open context tool for social interactions where practices, meanings, and identities are intermingled” (Guaman, 2012, p. 184). Adolescent girls are less vulnerable online because not everyone knows who they are personally. The media represents an open gate for all girls to express their identity and opinions. The media is important in identifying one’s social identity because it can help boost adolescent girls’ self-esteem and “offers a resource for how they come to realise their emerging offline identity” (Chittenden, 2010, p. 505). These observations show how the media gives access to adolescent girls to be open to
help girls to express their opinions and experiences without having to face constant judgement from people directly. Chittenden’s argument states how adolescent girls who are active online can possibly ‘fear’ direct contact with others because they might feel vulnerable when hearing others’ opinions about them. This reveals social identity is not found in real life, but can be possibly found online. Tara Chittenden (2010) states that the media allows girls to feel like they “belong to each other by belonging to a common visible world” (p.518). Susannah Stern, Ph.D. (2004) observed that these girls’ “pages were personal, intimate, and immediate” (p. 223). The “internet is an open context tool for social interactions where practices, meanings, and identities are intermingled” (Guaman, 2012, p. 184). Adolescent girls are less vulnerable online because not everyone knows who they are personally. The media represents an open gate for all girls to express their identity and opinions. The media is important in identifying one’s social identity because it can help boost adolescent girls’ self-esteem and “offers a resource for how they come to realise their emerging offline identity” (Chittenden, 2010, p. 505). These observations show how the media gives access to adolescent girls to be open to