Project Proposal - Social Media Effects on Esteem

Social media is evidently of growing importance in society. As it is a new venture, there are new developments that emerge out of it constantly. One thing that has remained somewhat the same is the nature of its avid users, which is what my research will be about. I want to study the reason why we post things and what we expect the outcome to be when we post things like a "selfie." I plan to delve deeper into why this satisfies our esteem needs and how comments and "likes" give some a sense of validation. My research will focus on the psychological and sociological effects that social media has on a population as well as an individual. I want to go from micro-level effects to societal/macro-level implications. I may also go into how some companies are profiting economically off our esteem needs through social media networks.

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  1. Danica LeeFebruary 25, 2018 at 6:04 PM

    I think this topic is really interesting and can't wait to see your research on this topic. I specifically like the part of the study of why this satisfies our esteem when we get a certain number of likes or comments on a picture we posted. I also think it is interesting that you are looking into companies who may be profiting economically off social media users' esteem needs.

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  2. Rochelle WilamowskyFebruary 25, 2018 at 7:09 PM

    This topic is so interesting and extremely relevant. It is also really cool how it touches my life in a real way. I have had multiple occasions where a friend posts a picture and will immediately ask me to like and/or comment on it even though I have seen the post multiple times before it goes live, to check and recheck how the picture looks.

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    1. Sabrina MohanFebruary 27, 2018 at 6:50 PM

      Yes! I have a lot of friends like that. I was even guilty of doing that at some point in my life too.

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