Original title
Social Studies
Released
9/27/2024
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Artemis Rising, Sustainable Films, Institute, Annenberg Foundation
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
5
Filmed in Los Angeles over a school year, a diverse group of LA teens open up their lives and phones to offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood.
A diverse group of LA teens offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood. From battling bullying, grappling with beauty standards, coping with comparison pressures and racism, exploring sexuality, and making life-altering decisions, viewers go on a raw, visceral and urgent journey through the challenges of growing up in the digital era.
L.A. teens return to school post-COVID and share their phones and lives to explore the effects of social media.
Seeking followers, fame, and social mobility, teens encounter racial and class divisions on social media and IRL.
Peer pressure compounds with algorithm pressure to lead teens down rabbit holes that affect their real lives.
Social media and pornography provide "sex education" that shapes teens' behavior with serious consequences.
With graduation and life changes, the teens contemplate their future and the brave new world they navigate.
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