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
Text

Identifier

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

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