Pro-self-harm and the Visibility of the Youth Generated Problematic Content through Websites in India
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Title
Pro-self-harm and the Visibility of the Youth Generated Problematic Content through Websites in India
Subject
Internet
Self-harm
Youth
Online Content
Description
Youth across the world and in India are affected by their exposure to various kinds of media; the internet presents individuals with opportunities that were previously undreamt of. There are numerous websites, blogs, videos, communities, that promote deliberate self-harm, ranging from online support groups to „pro-self-injury‟ and „pro-anorexic‟ websites, and they are becoming life style choices for individuals. This paper studies how the content on the internet is affecting the youth in India and using quantitative research methodology, the data collected has been analyzed to find out the impact of pro-self-harm content present on the internet.
Creator
A S, Rajeswari
Source
Artha Journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 12 No. 3 (2013): Artha Journal of Social Sciences; 75-101
0000-0000
0975-329X
Publisher
Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore
Date
2013-07-01
Rights
Copyright (c) 2016 Artha - Journal of Social Sciences
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
Relation
Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Type
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
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Identifier
Collection
Citation
A S, Rajeswari, Pro-self-harm and the Visibility of the Youth Generated Problematic Content through Websites in India, Centre for Publications, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 2013, accessed November 21, 2024, https://igi.indrastra.com/items/show/203