Anggia Daiva

Jennifer Rodrick
English 115
9/17/18

Annotated Bibliographies

#1

McAlister, Andrea. “The ABC’s of Gen X, Y(P), Z: Teen Girls: The Pressure Of
Perfection.” American Music Teacher, Aug/Sept 2018, Vol. 68 Issue 1, p 40-42. 3p. 0003-0112.
130945754. Girls not only have to be as smart or ​smarter ​than their male peers, they need to be
“effortlessly perfect.” Intelligent, attractive, funny and fit without appearing to try too hard. Girls
feel pressure to succeed, in real life and through social media. Teens are on social media because
they are in control of crafting their online presence, and there’s no doubt that it can boost up their
confidence and make them feel prettier, smarter, happier, and more “popular.” This source
connects to my topic because I believe that parents do push their daughters to succeed, and
sometimes it goes over the extent that leads to them being stressed, which can slowly lead to
depression. Therefore, teens feel like social media is a “safe zone”/a second life, since you’re
able to control it on your own.

#2

Moore, Cherrie L. “A Study of Social Media and its Influence on Teen Information
Seeking Behaviors.” Serials Librarian, Aug/Sept 2016, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p 138-145. 8p. 1 chart.
Doi 10.1080/0361526X.2016.1209452. Synthesize information seeking behaviors through
information needs, maturation or development and behavioral norms; and the ideas of sociability
or social capital and bridging capital. In a teen’s life, saving and keeping “face” is critical in
maintaining social status, this creates information poverty for them. Life’s described as “a public
form of life… with an enormous degree of imprecision.” This source connects to my topic
because I believe that social media does affect a part of our life, even if it’s not directly
noticeable, it does. Teen’s behavior results in the role social media plays in the process of their
growth, and it also affects their identity status.

#3
 Yalda T. Uhls, PhD,a,b,c Nicole B. Ellison, PhD,d Kaveri Subrahmanyam, PhD.
“Benefits and Costs of Social Media in Adolescence.” Pediatrics Volume 140, number s2,
November 2017:e20161758. ​DOI: ​https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2016-1758E​. Social media tools
are readily accessible on the internet, throughout the years they’ve become way more easier to
access through smartphones. On average, american youth receive their first mobile device around
transition into adolescence, (13 y/o). This results in a tragic change of behavior from the teens
positively and negatively. Therefore, these are all critical to healthy growth and identity
development. However, Social media have been found to be beneficial for youth who may have
learning difficulties or those struggling with their sexual identity. This source connects to my
topic because I believe that this generation is so easily influenced by society and everything they
see, whether it’s online or in real life. People are so quick to judge that teens feel the need to
change themselves and portray to be someone else on the media just to feel loved by others.