American Girls: Social Media and Teenagers' Secret Lives

In her New York Times Bestseller, award-winning Vanity Fair writer Nancy Jo Sales crisscrossed the country, speaking with over two hundred girls aged thirteen to nineteen about their online and offline experiences. These young girls are navigating through a hypersexualized culture where extreme behavior, such as sharing nude photographs and consuming pornography, has become the norm. They are also facing a new wave of sexism and are spending so much time on technology and social media that they are lacking basic communication skills. 

Social media platforms like Instagram, Whisper, Vine, YouTube, Kik, Ask.fm, and Tinder are the primary influencers in the lives of these American girls today. Sales' book, American Girls, is provocative, explosive, and urgent. It sparks a much-needed conversation about how we can guide our daughters and sons in navigating the complex social and sexual norms that dictate their lives.

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