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Oliver Minz

Seeking Acceptance in the Digital World

By: Martin Gommel

HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED FOR ACCEPTANCE? DID YOU EVER TRY TO FIT IN?

By: decade register

SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BECOME A NEW MEDIUM TO FIT IN AND MAKE YOURSELF WHO YOU WANT TO BE! By: searchingforphotography

INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND TUMBLR, ETC.. HAVE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO DO THIS AND SHARE THE BEAUTY IN THIS WORLD

By: MSVG

SOCIAL MEDIA SITES HAVE CREATED SO MANY SENSATIONS THROUGH PEOPLE SHARING THEIR TALENTS WITH THE WORLD

By: by Alexandru098 Source: quickmeme.com

Ridiculously Photogenic Guy

"NOW THAT WE CAN INTERACT WITH HUNDREDS — NO, THOUSANDS — OF PEOPLE SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE'VE STRENGTHENED THE IMPACT THAT OTHERS HAVE ON OUR SELF-VALUE," -DR. LETAMENDI

By Marc Smith Source:The Social Psychology of the Selfie, mashable.com, By: Chrisine

Erickson

“AS OUR FEEDS FILL UP WITH PHOTOS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM IT DOES NORMALISE THIS IDEA OF SELF-PRESENTATION.- DR. LEAVER

Spencer E Holtaway

Source: 'Selfies' just as much for the insecure as show-

offs,watoday.com, By Jillian McHugh

SOCIAL MEDIA HAS GIVEN US AN OUTLET TO SHARE OUR LIVES WITH OUR CLOSE ONES

By: papalars

“IT'S MUCH MORE A KIND OF STATEMENT ABOUT 'WHERE I'VE BEEN AND WHAT I'M DOING', LIKE HOLIDAY SNAPS.”- JILLIAN MCHUGH

By: Helga Weber

Source: 'Selfies' just as much for the insecure as show-

offs,watoday.com, By Jillian McHugh

BUT THERE IS A DARK SIDE TO THIS STORY

By: Dzz

SEEKING ACCEPTANCE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA HAS CREATED NEGATIVE RESULTS TOO

By: Cocoen Daily Photos

SOMETIMES WHEN WE LOOK IN THE MIRROR, WE DON’T LIKE WHAT WE SEE

By: Corie Howell

I'M STARTING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR (MAN IN MIRROR) I'M ASKING HIM TO CHANGE HIS WAYS –MICHAEL JACKSON

By: Fenanov

WE RELY ON OTHERS' PERCEPTIONS, JUDGMENTS AND APPRAISALS TO DEVELOP OUR SOCIAL SELF. –CHRISTINE ERICKSON

By: SalFalko Source:The Social Psychology of the Selfie, mashable.com, By: Chrisine

Erickson

IT SEEMS LIKE THE AMERICAN DREAM

BUT THE PEOPLE HIGHEST UP GOT THE LOWEST SELF-ESTEEM

THE PRETTIEST PEOPLE DO THE UGLIEST THINGS -Kanye West

By: Carl Spotter

A RECENT STUDY SHOWED MORE ONLINE PHOTO SHARING FROM PEOPLE WHOSE SELF-ESTEEM IS BASED ON “PUBLIC CONTINGENCIES,” DEFINED IN THIS INSTANCE AS OTHERS’ APPROVAL , PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND OUTDOING COMPETITION

By: Wili Hybrid

Source:The Social Psychology of the Selfie, mashable.com, By: Chrisine

Erickson

RESEARCH INDICATED THAT SIX OUT OF EVERY TEN WOMEN USED THEIR MOBILE DEVICE TO TAKE SELF PORTRAITS, MOST OF WHICH END UP ON FACEBOOK.

By: Tim Riley

Source: #Selfies: Narcissism or Self-Exploration?,

www.psychologytoday.com, By: Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D.

HAS POSTING A SELFIE BECOME MORE ABOUT THE LIKE COUNT FROM THE PUBLIC, THAN APPROVAL FROM OUR LOVED ONES AND OURSELVES?

By: Beta75.se

BUT LETS TAKE A STEP BACK THROUGH HISTORY.

By: Jan Tik

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE’RE ABOUT IS A DISTINCTLY HUMAN PURSUIT FOR ALMOST EVERYONE. AS FAR BACK AS ANCIENT EGYPT, PEOPLE OF WEALTH AND POWER HAVE COMMISSIONED SELF-PORTRAITS

By: Liber Source: #Selfies: Narcissism or Self-Exploration?,

www.psychologytoday.com, By: Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D.

WE TAKE MIRROR FOR GRANTED, BUT THEIR INVENTION IN THE 15TH CENTURY LET ARTISTS PAINT THEMSELVES. (PAMELA RUTLEDGE)

By: Shemer

Source: #Selfies: Narcissism or Self-Exploration?,

www.psychologytoday.com, By: Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D.

The camera in the 1860s launched a new era of selfies. As the camera evolved, more and increasingly creative versions of self-portraiture appeared. (Pamela Rutledge)

By: dsevilla

Source: #Selfies: Narcissism or Self-Exploration?,

www.psychologytoday.com, By: Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D.

Then mobile phones became cameras, too...

By: 27147

Perhaps this progression is the way that society has always been, and what is IMPORTANT is to be CONFIDENT in YOURSELF and who YOU are.

By: Helga Weber

All photos are creative commons found on flickr