Science. Business. Society.
Vol. 8 (2023), Issue 2, pg(s) 53-55

SOCIETY

Influece of the social media in the formation of the social identity. Challanges and pesrpectives

  • 1 University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Education, Ruse, Bulgaria

Abstract

In the era of the growing influence of social media, the processes related to the development and formation of the personality and identity of adolescents are faced with a number of challenges. The current scientific material focuses on the media literacy, considered in the context of contemporary social factors in the formation of social identity in adolescents.

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