Troy Love's Selfies: A Social Media Phenomenon

Researchers come to conclusions about the role of the selfie in the processes of social activism and opposition to the existing order, about sociocultural and group differences in practices of. Snap a picture, and post their image to a social media platform, seeking specific gratification. In this study, i surveyed users who regularly post selfies on social media to understand their. Although there is no denying the role technology has played in the rise of the selfie phenomenon, as communications theorists, we are more interested in the selfie as cultural artifact and social.