{"product_id":"how-social-media-shapes-culture-and-identity-among-youth-empirical-insights-from-the-gulf-region-hardcover","title":"How Social Media Shapes Culture and Identity Among Youth: Empirical Insights from the Gulf Region - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZainab Abdul-Nabi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMohamed Alawainati\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edited volume introduces underrepresented narratives on how digital media platforms shape identity, culture, and politics among young audiences in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with a special focus on Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, two of the world's most digitally connected regions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 17 quantitative studies in this collection explore the extent to which social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat influence Saudi youth values, affect Bahraini women's beauty standards, foster critical thinking among students, and enhance Saudi Arabia's global image and public diplomacy. It also examines how journalists at media institutions and Bahrain's Ministry of Information utilize artificial intelligence applications and WhatsApp to facilitate their work and communication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume's reliance on a systematic adaptation of Cultivation Theory as a theoretical framework across the chapters ensures a coherent research agenda and methodological rigor. Its adoption of descriptive and quantitative approaches reinforces its academic contribution to media effects research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe empirical insights presented in this volume are an essential resource for scholars, students, and policymakers interested in media, culture, and youth in the Gulf region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTechnological Innovation and Sustainability for Business Competitive Advantage\u003c\/em\u003e highlights business problems faced by institutions in a scientific way, finding possible practical solutions. Contributing to setting and improving business theories and practices and encouraging scientific research in technological innovation and sustainability, volumes activate dialogue between academics, practitioners and individuals and provide recommendations to improve institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZainab Abdul-Nabi\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor in the School of Creative Media at Bahrain Polytechnic. She previously chaired the Department of Mass Communication and Public Relations at Ahlia University and taught media studies at leading universities in Australia, including the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales. Her research appears in highly ranked journals and publishers such as Palgrave Macmillan, Springer, International Journal of Communication, and New Media \u0026amp; Society, earning awards and research grants from institutions in Australia, Taiwan, and the UAE.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMohamed Alawainati\u003c\/strong\u003e earned a PhD in Communication and Media Sciences with first-class honors from Ain Shams University, Egypt, specializing in digital and educational media, and a Master's in Mass Communication and Public Relations with Distinction from Ahlia University. He has taught radio, TV production, digital journalism, and public relations courses at Ahlia University. His research on digital journalism, AI, educational media, and communication theory has been presented in international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45851853455495,"sku":"9781805925484","price":196.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/hWcZQZulsA9781805925484.webp?v=1789365092","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/how-social-media-shapes-culture-and-identity-among-youth-empirical-insights-from-the-gulf-region-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}