Katherine Omerod’s Why Social Media Is Ruining Your Life takes a cursory look into social networks and their effects on mental health and day-to-day life. As a fashion blogger who uses Instagram as the main source of her business, Omerod uses both personal accounts and academic research to address current issues and bad behaviors developed through frequent social network use. Omerod’s main argument is that social media exaggerates self-esteem and mental health issues. She discusses how social networking sites such as Facebook and Instagram interact with the brain like an addiction.
Author Biography
Sarah Grace Glover, University of North Georgia
Sarah Grace Glover, Assistant Professor, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Collection Selector for Modern and Classical Languages and Spanish Departments, University of North Georgia
