Gatekeeping Girlhood: TikTok as an Agent of Gender and Racial Socialization
Year: 2025
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis uses qualitative methods to study and analyze how TikTok users and the platform’s algorithm work together to redefine girlhood. By examining individual posts and the origins of the trends that they belong to, I will show why some users reject this new definition, as others have embraced it, and what this means for the future of girlhood. This research will complicate the question of what it means to be a girl on the Internet and the challenges that accompany this experience. Ultimately, I expand on the study of gender roles and the impact of social media as an agent of gender and racial socialization.
DOI: 10.25777/qnd8-x263
Author: Davis, Kennedy Elyza
Institution: Old Dominion University
Language: English
Topic: Gender, Feminism, and Media
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6945996512
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