According to the article, girls are putting facebook on a very high pedestal. 40% of girls between the ages of 8-15 identified facebook as one of the most important things in their lives, compared to 6% of boys. The survey also concluded that girls have put facebook above any other type of media form- magazines, television, and celebrities; going even further to say that the girls have also put it above immediate family members. Boys, however, seem to be more concerned with family, friends, money and school.
I'm really not surprised with these findings. At the age surveyed, most of the girls are just becoming adolescents, falling into the usual categorical girl- gossip, boys, and clothes. Facebook is the perfect way to easily access all of that information, especially with newsfeeds and access to photos from anyone who has privacy settings that allow you to see their photos. However, I think the more interesting question is how and if facebook is conditioning young adolescent girls on societal values and norms. Is the early exposure to intense social networking affecting the way they perceive themselves? How does this exposure change the way they interact with family, and does it affect their family values as well?
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