My name is Holly Sanderson and I am a 19 year old Communications and Media student at Bournemouth University. This blog will be focusing on the main pressures children and young adults are facing in our materialistic world.
Do you remember the first social media site you signed up to? Or how old you were when you got your first mobile phone? Now, more than ever, there is a high amount of pressure on young people to have the newest devices and the most popular Social Media, with material objects proving more important than real life experiences and goals. It seems the latest technology is starting to take over. I will be discussing in several blog posts how the rise of social media has led to issues with self esteem, the importance of having the newest gadgets and how advertising is causing us all to be more materialistic. As I have grown up with technology and the world of selfies and Instagram, I feel this a topic I can relate to. As although I wasn’t obsessed with it as a child, I am in the prime of it all now.
Hope you enjoy reading!
Holly