Selfie – (n)ever changing story The accompaniment with media education of young people's identity development through digital self-presentation

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Simone Birkel, Dr.

Abstract

It is normal for teenagers to use selfies to present themselves in social media. Often a selfie serves as a profile picture and this usually gives cause for comments. The effort of self-presentation sometimes takes a lot of time and effort in the life of young people, only an individually coherent selfie can be posted. It was examined whether and how selfies can make a positive contribution to the identity support of young people.

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Birkel, S. (2020) “Selfie – (n)ever changing story”, Austrian Journal of Religious Education, 28(1), pp. 124 - 142. doi: 10.25364/10.28:2020.1.7.
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Article - topic oriented
Author Biography

Simone Birkel, Dr., Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt- Fakultät für Religionspädagogik und Kirchliche Bildungsarbeit

Simone Birkel, Lehrkraft für Jugend- und Schulpastoral an der Fakultät für Religionspädagogik und Kirchliche Bildungsarbeit der Katholischen Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt / Referentin der Stiftung Medienpädagogik Bayern / Medienpädagogin.