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Positives and Negatives Social Effects of Social Media
Positives
Article 1- The positives and negatives of using social networking sites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/22065333
Author: BBC NewsDate: 8th April 2013
"It is a lot harder to feel embarrassment over the internet than in person"
I agree and disagree with this statement, because on one hand it is a lot harder to get embarrassed because you are not talking to a person face to face. However, the issue with this quote is that it shows that people lack confidence to speak to people face to face. This is not the most creditable source because this is just an opinion from someone, with no real research behind it.
Article 2- Five ways Social Media Can Be good for teens (Washington Post)
Author: Caroline Knorr
Date: 19th March 2018
"It can offer a sense of belonging"
Again I agree and disagree with this statement. I can agree with it because social media has a lot of tools to make someone feel welcome, with the user being able to edit who they follow. Which may be someone they can look up to. I also disagree with this quote because there are bad sides to social media such as cyber bulling, and someone being able to post almost whatever they want, which may effect a teenager using it, by making them become isolated. This is a credible source because there has been research done towards the statement. With studies done by the university of Queensland, and Griffith university. With them stating that teenagers become more social adept due to the increasing use of technology.
Article 3-Social media a mostly positive experience for young users
Date: 6th February 2018
"Children are more likely to have a positive than negative experience online"
I agree with this statement, because I feel that social media has had a lot more positive effects on me then negative effects. This is a credible source because research has been done on this. In a survey done by 2000 8-17 year olds, 68% of people said chatting to friends have cheered them up.
Negatives
Article 1- The positives and negatives of using social networking sites
Author: BBC NewsDate: 8th April 2013
"Cyberbullying can be a problem as people can take advantage of the fact that there is no one who can effectively stop the bullying when it happens"
I agree with this quote because there is no way of other people knowing that the bullying is going, unless you tell someone. This is not a credible source because there has been no research behind it.
Article 2- Six ways social media negatively effects your mental health (The Independent)
Author: Sabrina Barr
Date: 16th April 2018
"comparing yourself to others on social media by stalking their aesthetically perfect Instagram photos or staying up to date with their relationship status on Facebook could do little to assuage your feelings of self-doubt"
I agree with this statement because people want to be the best version of themselves, this is often done by looking at other people Instagrams and become jealous of them, this decreases your self esteem. This is a credible source because there has been a study done by The University Of Copenhagen, saying that many people suffer from something that is known as 'Facebook Envy'.
Article 3- Social Media maybe more harmful to girls then boys (Forbes)
Date: 20th March 2018
"a link between social media use in childhood and poorer psychological well-being in adolescence and not surprisingly, it’s stronger for girls than boys."
I can agree with this quote because I feel that social media is taking over socialising in person, this can have a negative effect on children because they haven't been able to gain valuable people skills. This is credible source because there has been some research into this. Done by The University Of Essex, which they found out that girls used social media a lot more than boy from childhood to adolescence.
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