TY - BOOK AU - Seymour,Cheyenne ED - John Wiley & Sons, Inc., TI - Successes and setbacks of social media: impact on academic life SN - 9781119695189 AV - LB2395.7 .S88 2021 U1 - 378.17344678 Su18 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey, USA PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KW - Education, Higher KW - Effect of technological innovations on KW - Social media in education N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; List of Contributors ix Biography xiii Introduction: Pervasiveness of Social Media in Higher Education 1 Part I Academics 9 1 Grades: Smiling Face Emoji 11 Introduction 11 Social Media and Civic Engagement in the College Classroom: Reflections on a Social Media Campaign Promoting Diversity and Inclusion 17Drew T. Ashby-King Posting for Progress 22LaKisha Grant-Washington #ISucceed: Impact of Social Media on Academic Success in Higher Education Programs 27Carlton Smith 2 Grades: Worried Face Emoji 32 Introduction 32 You Don’t Belong Here 36Catherine G. Molleno Change the Perspective: Online Distraction to Recharging Online 40Chandra Herring-Morrow To be Liked: Social Media’s Impact on African Americans in Academia 44Tyjuana Wilson Part II Authenticity and Facades 49 3 #NoFilter 51 Introduction 51 Community and Labor: The Affordances and Constraints of Social Media 55Kathryn S. Jaekel, Luz Rodriguez, and Samantha Lanigan Authoring Authenticity Through Social Media 59Tara M. Hart Hashtags as Identity: Black Male Authenticity Online 64Michael R. Williams 4 There’s a Filter for That 73 Introduction 73 Rewriting One’s College Experience with Social Media 78Joi Sampson and Zaiah Sampson Social Networking: From Invasion of Privacy to True Self 83Lisa M. Wisniewski You Are Not Your Brand: Confronting the Spiritual Perils of Social Media 87Randy Laist Part III Relationships 93 5 We Are Connected 95 Introduction 95 Social Media: From Deleted to Private, Private to Public Profiles 99Jennifer van Alstyne It Takes A Village: Facebook Group Supports #PhDMommy 104Katherine H. Burr Social Media Network: Contribution to Success 109Erik S. Dey 6 It’s Complicated 113 Introduction 113 Fake News and Family: Here’s How to Get Results 117Phillip J. Fox Avoiding Social Media in Grad School: Not Here for the Comments 121Linda Nozart-Frierson Far Away and Far From: Fickle Relationship with Long-Distance Support Structures 125Gillian P. Foss Part IV Self-Esteem 129 7 I Would Follow Me 131 Introduction 131 Facebook Friends and Law School 134Jacquie B. Smith The Courage of Vulnerability as a Pedagogical Tool for Emancipatory Education in Feminist Social Work 137Kharoll-Ann Souffrant A Novel Perspective on Social Media 141Kimberly D. Hellerich 8 Unfollowing Myself 148 Introduction 148 The Balancing Act: The Accumulating Pressures of Social Media and Success 152Thomas Witherspoon Bodies, Images: The Impact of Social Media on Body Image 156Alysa Auriemma Drawing Comparisons: Social Media, Impostor Syndrome, and Socialization 160Kristina M. Perrelli Part V Looking Ahead 165 Social Media Influencing Higher Education 167 Index 172; CAS; Bachelor of Arts in Communication N2 - Discover the real-life impacts of social media use through a collection of fascinating academic perspectives Successes and Setbacks of social media: Impact on Academic Life rigorously explores the positive and negative impacts of social media as a communication tool. The book incorporates a diverse group of opinions and perspectives, all of which reflect on how social media might influence academic success, relationships, self-worth, and engagement with virtual networks. Accomplished academic and editor Dr. Cheyenne Seymour delivers an insightful examination of the different ways that social media can catapult people into success or failure. Four key areas are explored: academics, authenticity, relationships, and self-worth. Each area contains a synthesis of the latest research, supplemented with contributions that explore the negative and positive aspects of each area. The editor also includes perspectives that discuss emerging technologies, the impact they have on social media, and the impacts they might have in the future. The book offers readers a wide variety of benefits, including: An informative synthesis of peer-reviewed research about the impact of social media on individuals today Chapters that investigate both positive and negative aspects of social media across multiple demographics and usage scenarios Illuminating reports on experiences with several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat An analysis of potential future developments and emerging technologies in social media and the coming social and ethical concerns that might arise Perfect for advanced undergraduate and graduate level students across a variety of disciplines, but particularly in courses on social media, mass communication, relational communication, and strategic communication, Successes and Setbacks of Social Media also belongs on the bookshelves of anyone with even a passing interest in the real-world impacts of social media usage ER -