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Gender Inversion Phenomenon in the Internet and Social Media
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Abstract
From the past to 2023, an interesting phenomenon has emerged where some users on social media platforms set their gender to the opposite of their actual gender. The development of society, job pressures, gender conflicts, and other factors have contributed to the various reasons behind gender inversion. This paper aims to investigate the reasons behind this phenomenon and explore the reflection of this social issue of gender inversion in social media software, as well as its manifestations in work demands and gender discrimination. This paper conducts a questionnaire survey to investigate the characteristics of individuals who have engaged in gender reversal behavior. The survey included questions about their age, education level, and frequency of internet use, among other factors. In addition, the survey also examined the reasons behind the gender reversal behavior in this group. The results showed that privacy protection, unfair treatment, and work requirements were three significant reasons. Furthermore, this study will provide strategies for internet platforms to improve user privacy issues.
Keywords
gender, privacy, education, work, discrimination
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Chen,J. (2023). Gender Inversion Phenomenon in the Internet and Social Media. Communications in Humanities Research,19,1-8.
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