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‘Social Studies’ And ‘The Class’: Emmy-Contending Doc Series Expose Mounting Pressures On Teens, From Social Media “Slut Shaming” To Covid Angst
'Social Studies' and 'The Class,' Emmy-contending documentary series, show American teens facing new pressures from social media and Covid.
Now, when adults utter those words it’s usually with worry bordering on pity — a fundamental recognition that kids today are coming of age in unprecedented circumstances, caught in the merciless crucible of social media. “That’s perfectly normal for teenagers, but social media has just amplified it because now instead of looking for a friend group or to be popular in your class or in your school, now it’s in the whole world… We see how fame is very important to young people now — getting ‘likes’, being known, how many followers you have.” Greenfield spent time with the series participants like Shear in their home and school environments, and with the young people’s permission examined their social media accounts.
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