| With the change of information technology and the evolution of modern human civilization,people’s desire to pursue beauty and self-display is unprecedentedly high.The appearance of beauty technology and social software has created multiple ways of expression and narrative field.The subject of beauty selfie practice constantly shapes ideal visual images to participate in social interaction,and constructs their own interpersonal network while presenting themselves,while "virtual self "and "real self" are also constantly interweaving and transforming.Therefore,based on theories related to social interaction,this paper selects 24 young people as research samples.Through in-depth interview,it analyzes how young people interact and communicate with each other through beauty-selfies in virtual networks,what interactive features they have,and what are the motivations behind them,starting from three different levels and situations:self,others and group.And further explore the self-construction process of young people under the interaction of beauty selfie,as well as the impact of social interaction of beauty.The findings are as follows:(1)The interaction of beauty selfies among young people has the characteristics of ritualization and symbolization.(2)The interactive ways of beauty practice subjects include the interaction with themselves,others and groups.In the interaction with themselves,individuals appreciate and imagine themselves by taking selfies,present different self-images in the dialogue between "master and self" and realize the setting of personal characteristics through beauty technology;In the interaction with others,individuals interact differently according to the strength of the relationship and the attributes of the platform.In the interaction with the group,the individual first aims to obtain the group identity,but it is also inevitably affected by group comparison,group pressure and gender.(3)Beauty selfie interaction is an important means of self-construction,and the motivation is to obtain symbolic meaning and value.The process can be divided into four stages:construction,presentation,adjustment and improvement.First of all,an individual constructs an "ideal self"through beauty technology.After the packaging of image,role and life scene,the individual presents himself and performs physically on the social platform.Then,through the triple interactive adjustment of self-dialogue,relationship building and group belonging,the self-identity and self-construction are gradually improved and realized.(4)The influence of social interaction on beauty has both advantages and disadvantages.Beauty technology gives people the opportunity to become beautiful at their hands,allowing people to freely display their ideal self-image on social platforms.However,at the same time,it also leads to the excessive attention of individuals to the body,falling into the trap of false fantasy and symbol consumption.Self-beautification technology becomes another dominated technology,which completes the discipline and alienation of people,and makes individuals struggle to move forward in the separation between reality and illusion.Therefore,beauty selfie and social software provide the young people with technology and tools of self-beautification and self-presentation,change the way of communication and interaction in the traditional society,and provide a new path for individual self-construction,but the symbols used by people in the virtual communication are more and more confusing and camouflage.People should be alert to the possible harm and consequences to individuals and society. |
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