Many women are guilty of enhancing photographs of themselves, their friends and their surroundings before posting them on social media sites, such as Snapchat, Instagram, or Facebook. ... Although this desire to look beautiful has always existed, social media now affords us the tools to achieve this image. ... They can end up isolating themselves from others, avoiding school, and other social activities due to the way they feel about themselves. They turn to extreme destructive behaviors to take the pain away of feeling so horrible about themselves, like eating disorders and even cutting the...

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Many of the spokesmen responded with extremely homophobic comments, including one that stated being gay is not acceptable in the world of NFL because "it'd chemically imbalance an NFL locker room and meeting room" (McDonough). ... There is a power inequality built into the social structure of athletics that maintains female oppression. ... By showcasing the behaviors they are encouraged to exhibit, these men continue to maintain dominance. ... Because they look down on women and feminine behaviors, they begin to exhibit violence towards women as well. ... It is up to feminists...

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"The behavior of these male homosexuals is as different from that of a group of average men as one could possibly imagine (Terman and Miles, 1936: 248, as cited in Peterson 1998). ... (Peterson 1998: 61) These characteristics result from a combination of biological, cultural and social influences, and relate to our understanding of power in society as a whole. ... Although these advertisements don't necessarily promote violent activities, they encourage "in-your-face" behavior in teenagers that can easily escalate into real-life violence. ... Moreover, with such social importance pl...

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In the article "Clinical Report-The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families" Gwenn Schurgin O'Keeffe and Kathleen Clarke-Pearson acknowledge how "Many social media sites display multiple advertisements such as banner ads, behavior ads (ads that target people on the basis of their Web-browsing behavior), and demographic-based ads (ads that target people on the basis of a specific factor such as age, gender, education, marital status, etc.) that influence not only the buying tendencies of preadolescents and adolescents but also their views of what is nor...

• Word Count: 4155
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