Adolescence, Identity, and the Politics of Recognition in the Social Media Era

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Adolescence, Identity, and the Politics of Recognition in the Social Media Era

Being and Becoming After the Algorithmic Turn

Billington, Rachel Anna

Taylor & Francis Ltd

03/2026

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Inglês

9781041070627

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Introduction

Recognition, adolescence, and (political) identity in the algorithmic era

The affective politics of digital media

Adolescent identity development online

Outline of book

1: Recognition theory, social media, and the dialectical moment

Recognition and identity

Honneth's framework

Phenomenologies of misrecognition

Misrecognising the self

Identity politics

The dialectical moment

Culture wars as struggle

From polarisation to epistemic disjuncture

A fourth order of recognition: Epistemic

The normative potential of (an amended) recognition theory

Recognition as a radical endeavour

Conclusion

2: The hybrid lives of teens online

Hybrid ecologies

Tensions, transitions, and identity work

Digital affordances for belonging

Affective; collective; political

Toxic discursive environments

An algorithmically distorted recognition order

Conclusion

3: Researching recognition

Methodological framework

Perspectivism and representation

Storytelling/storylistening

Meaning-making, interpretation, and hermeneutics

Reflexivity and researcher positionality

Research methods

Phase one: Surveys

Phase two: In-depth interviews

Analysis

Conclusion

4: Affective orientations to the political

Social media as recognition machine

Social media adoption as a rite of passage

Fitting in

Performing belonging and signalling desirable traits

Performing the self as self-discovery

Affirming versus compensatory online practices

Mitigating loneliness

Identifying with a collective

Recognising the self in others

Constructions of us and them; ingroup norms and values

To be recognised is to be understood

Cancel culutre, self-silencing, and the fear of rejection

Conclusion

5: Digitally mediated identities

Autonomy-enhancing or autonomy-inhibiting?

Information-seeking, interests, hobbies

Enabling and inhibiting connection

Agency and intentionality

Addiction, wasted time, mindless scrolling

An emotional (sc)rollercoaster

Depression, anxiety, apathy

A question of consent: Unwanted exposure to distressing content

Environmental influences

Filter effects and epistemic autonomy

Symmetrical versus asymmetrical hermeneutic environments

The power of dialogue

Conclusion

Conclusion: Autonomy, ambiguity, and justice in the algorithmic age

Ambiguities in the liminal

Political orientations

Technologies of power

The normative and transformative potential of recognition theory
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