Abstract
Through a mixed methodological approach, we want to know how adolescents aged between 14 and 16 years from the south of Spain express and identify themselves on social networks, with respect to their sex. As such differences can determine gender inequality, we will analyse differences between females and males regarding the expression of identity on social networks. Analysis of obtained results demonstrates that many relevant attributes still emerge such as the socio-cultural representation of gender as sex in social networks. Differences emerged between the identity expressions of females and males which can generate inequalities favouring females and males. This implies a series of repercussions and, ultimately, defines the so-called digital gender divide. Taking into account these results we could intervene in the population of children to carry out prevention activities focused on social networks.
Highlights
This article presents research carried out in the south of Spain, in the province of Huelva, characterised by a social context that is both rural and urban
In order to investigate the performative expression of adolescents in social networks, we first sought to uncover the social networks that are most frequently used by both girls and boys, alongside the reasons for their use
The first step was to observe whether differences already existed between the general uses of these networks and the way in which adolescents are defined and represented by social networks
Summary
This article presents research carried out in the south of Spain, in the province of Huelva, characterised by a social context that is both rural and urban. This represents a special geographical context, offering a diversity and abundancy of unique discourses and realities within the Spanish geographical framework. This research will take a gender perspective, considering gender as a binary and limiting construct represented by males and females In this way, it is possible to observe how females and males identify themselves and each other, to what extent they differ, their shared similarities, and to what extent patriarchal values are reproduced regarding feminine and masculine identities [5]
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