Over the Influence : Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls--and How We Can Take it Back / Kara Alaimo
Reveals how social media affects every aspect of the lives of women and girls from relationships, parenting, and physical and mental well-being. Alaimo explains how social media has made the offline world an uglier place for women, how fake news is created to prey on women's vulnerabilities, and why the content in our feeds is specifically designed to hold women back. This book calls on women to recognize and call out sexism and misogyny online, and demand that lawmakers and tech companies become involved to change this.
Teen Mental Health in an Online World : Supporting Young People Around Their Use of Social Media, Apps, Gaming, Texting and the Rest / Victoria Betton; James Woollard
Shows practitioners how to engage with teens’ online lives to support their mental health. Discusses how adults can have open and inquiring conversations with teens about the positive and negative aspects of using online spaces. Explores key risks such as bullying, online hate, sexting, online addiction, and the quest for ‘likes' as social currency. This is essential reading for teachers, school counsellors, social workers, psychiatrists, and mental health nurses.
Humiliation : Mental Health and Public Shame / Marit F. Svindseth; Paul Crawford
The growth and influence of social media has made humiliating and publicly shaming others a source of entertainment. This book examines the damaging impact of humiliation on people's psychological states, self-image, self-esteem, and memory, and how public shame can lead to violent responses amongst vulnerable people. Examines the relationship between humiliation and shame and offers strategies for responding in a range of contexts.
Psychological, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Internet Addiction / Bahadir Bozoglan (Editor)
Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as human-computer interaction, academic performance, and online behavior,
Internet Addiction / Kathryn Vercillo
Internet addiction includes overuse of social media, online shopping, gaming, or pornography. Such behaviors can cause anxiety, depression, sleep deprivation, loneliness, and physical health problems. Includes case studies, a timeline of critical events, and a directory of resources.
