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Happiness

The Happiness Effect: How Social Media Is Driving a Generation to Look Perfect at Any Cost

January 3, 2022 by Francesca McCaffrey

The Happiness Effect, written by Donna Freitas, is a book that dives into the effects social media has on the current generation and the image it is constantly trying to portray. Freitas does this by conducting multiple different interviews and surveys within different college campuses which seems like the heart of where your answers to social media effects and usage would come … [Read more...] about The Happiness Effect: How Social Media Is Driving a Generation to Look Perfect at Any Cost

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