...Social Media and Psychological Well-being of Young Americans Part One Since the introduction of social media in America it has been growing substantially in popularity among users of all ages, specifically young generations of Americans (Ferris and Stein, 2014, pg. 29). Technology continues to advance and become a more prevalent part of our society and social media has continued growing in popularity alongside technology. New sites and apps are being introduced regularly and with social media now being available on smart phones there is a growing dependency seen among young Americans to constantly have access to social media accounts. Social media is available at our fingertips any second of the day as long as our smartphone is within reach....
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...Social institutions are universal and so is deviance in these institutions. Before analysing the topic of the universal presence of Social institutions and deviances found in these institutions,it would be necessary to first understand the concepts of an 'INSTITUTION' and 'DEVIANCE'. INSTITUTON An institution is any structure or mechanism of social order governing the behaviour of a set of individuals within a given community. Institutions are identified with a social purpose, transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules that govern living behavior.The term INSTITUTION is commonly applied to customs and behavior patterns important to a society and to particular formal organizations of government and public services.Institutions...
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...THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON EATING DISORDERS 2 Abstract This paper delves into great detail about the impact of social media on eating disorders. Outlining eating disorders as a whole and how social media such as, fashion, advertisements, movies, and celebrities, can negatively affect many on a large scale as it aids in the development of this disorder. This paper further explains what eating disorders are, what causes them, how people diagnosed with this disorder live with it, and the latest treatments and preventions. This report also goes into great detail about a new method of trying to figure out how eating disorders affects the brain and which part of the brain it triggers with...
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...In discussions of Social Networking, one controversial issue has been whether or not social media sites are good for society. On one hand, Nicole Ellison, in a New York Times blog “Is MySpace Good for Society?” argues they are helpful, claiming they “have made us better off as a society and as individuals, and that as they continue to be adopted by more diverse populations, we will see an increase in their utility.” On the other hand, Kerry Coppinger, in her work, “Phone Fetish: How Snapchat is Ruining Your Life and you’re to Blame”, argues that social media sites, such as Snapchat, are harmful, stating “We seemingly can’t go anywhere without posting something about it, in hopes of being validated by our peers.” My own view is that social media sites are damaging because they falter society’s growth and spark hatred and feuds. First off, one of the essential things in society is growth. How we grow as a person affects how we grow as a society. Americans today tend to believe that society is growing because of the things we post and tweet about, however, it is...
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...comes to interacting and developing our society. Ever since we can remember we have used communications on different forms: sign language, body language, signal language and written language. Today however we have taken communicating to a new level, an other form of written language: social media and social networking. This sensation affects us i numerous of ways and nowadays we can access it at all times, because we are carrying it with out at all times: through our cellphones. The phenomenon social media is like a coin with two sides: it has both negative and positive consequences. As mentioned before social media has created a new way to communicate with people from all around the world: communications has been simplified. Never before has it been easier to meet new people and build up new relations with all kinds of people. Through social media it is simple to keep in touch with old friends without even leaving your own home. Social media also creates an opportunity to bring people with common interests together. It also helps people who have a difficulty communicating in person are more comfortable interacting via the Internet. No one can argue with the fact that social media does have a positive impact on the society, but as mentioned before there are always two sides of a coin. Social media does indeed have a positive affect on the world, but there will always be cons to break it down. Firstly, as mentions before, social media distracts people, and sometimes a distraction...
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...that studies society within a sociological interpretation. In sociology, society is not seen as individuals but as a system of principles, activities and exchanges accepted by human beings. This means that social organizations such as family or community are not people, they are organizations, or patterns, of views and actions by people, which are approved by people. (Long 2007) There are three classical sociological perspectives, one very different from the other in order to understand society: Conflict perspective: Analyses the differences between the oligarchy and the working class, stating that society’s changes and interactions are related to numerous conflicts. (Stephen 2007) Functionalist perspective: Looks at behaviours and find their reasons on exterior factors and not on the individual itself, and argues that several features of social conduct add to the living and expanding of society and its organizations. Symbolic Interaction perspective: Positions that to understand society its necessary to understand the connotation of people’s actions and beliefs. At the moment of discussing society and its organizations, despite the sociological perspective used there are interconnected factors to be considered: Technology, politics, economy, values and beliefs. (Ray 2007) In the critical essay The Crisis of Public Values in the Age of the New Media, Henry A. Giroux’s discourse on the control of large corporations over the economy and how this affects the values of...
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...October 30, 2014 Social Media-Cause and Effect Much controversy revolves around the idea of social media. Some claim that altogether, social media benefits society by helping connect people in an easy, hassle-free way. Others argue that social media is a distraction and a waste of time. Regardless of whether social media can be considered good or bad; it has and continues to have multiple effects on our society. Social media continues to revolutionize, shape, and change our society’s basic functions, including the interaction between society members, the promotion and advertisement of products, and the altering of individual privacy. Technology is always changing, so the cause and effect it has on our society is vast and diverse. Communication plays a vital role in society, and social media continually constitutes to change in the way we communicate. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc., are all examples of social media that affects each of us, or whether we have an account or not. Society’s ways of communicating is growing rapidly, and Facebook has become one of the greatest examples to support this. Shilpa Shanbhag stated, “Facebook became the most popular social network in India in the week ending July 10, 2010 with a 24.69% share of all visits to social media sites. It has grown to a 32% share in October 2010, and the share has since increased to 34.66% in the week ending November 20, 2010.” The growth rate does not represent the communication change, rather...
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...Social networking sites reduces the net worth of children and teens The 21st century undoubtedly has become the era of technology; creating a global village of tremendous communication, research and inventions. Today, the global north is easily linked to the global south opening up a range of opportunities in the transport industry, economic interaction, media and publicity, cooperate governance and even socialization through social media. The concept of social media has revolutionized the way children and teenagers communicate and stay in touch with friends, relatives and close families, learning, information sharing, making virtual friends and creating a diverse world of people from different cultures around the globe and would never have met in a lifetime. The proliferation of social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter has enabled children and youth to express themselves and make new beneficial connections quickly. It seem appropriate therefore to mention in few lines about how I personally feel about social media and what it has done for me. I definitely love being in my own space most of the time, within my own space, and alone, in this sense social media has provided the opportunity for me to interact without being in physical proximity with the person/persons. I appreciate this type of interaction as it saves me the awkwardness and strain I feel when meeting new people face to face. Moreover I can now shop online without leaving the confines...
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...Media Freedom in Pakistan: Curse or a Blessing The right to pursue knowledge is often an underrated phenomenon especially in respect to current political scenario. We live in a world overloaded with information and keeping something hidden has become a tougher task than it was 20 years ago. This eruption of information has resulted in the growth of a class amongst the masses who are more politically and socially aware than the previous generations. However, it is also important to realize the costs that this knowledge can concur on one’s individuality and perception of events. Media in all forms is a prime source of information today. It helps mould people’s opinion, is a catalyst for social progress and is also creating a populace which is politically aware. There are multiple private news channels, numerous magazines and newspapers along with varied Radio channels in operation today in Pakistan. Much of this progress, ironically, has come under the tutelage of a military dictator of Pervez Musharraf in the past decade. This begs a question: does the lack of provision of knowledge in totalitarian regime impede the social progress of its subjects? Pakistani media industry has blossomed from a sole state-sponsored TV channel to an efficient profiting industry. It’s not a surprise that many of the private TV channels are run purely as a business entity because of which journalistic ethics suffers unfortunate casualties. However, it is these channels which are responsible for...
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...Ethical Issues with Digital Media Introduction Ethics in digital media involves the moral problem that is associated with the adoption of new communication technologies in daily activities. New advancement of technology has resulted in different techniques that have altered the manner in which business and other activities are undertaken in the world. Examples of digital media are online journalism, blogging sites, and social media. The major concern in the ethics of digital media is the effect of information that is transmitted through these channels. Ordinarily, the role of digital media is to act as a medium of communication. However, in the case that the accuracy of the information is not controlled, it can lead to various impacts to the society. The digital media played a very significant role in the financial crisis through the spread of information. As such, this paper analyses digital media ethics in relation to the global financial crisis and its effects to the society. The World Financial Crisis The global economic crisis has caused many problems nearly to all the sectors of the economy in the world. Many countries have suffered deep in their growth domestic product while recession has a common experience all over the world. The severity of the crisis has persisted to the recent times, but this can be attributed to the debts incurred by some developed economies like Greece even after strong support from other countries. As a result, the world’s financial system...
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...AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION Agents of socialization can also be defined as those people or groups within our social environment that affects or influence the orientation of an individual’s attitude, behaviour, emotion and self orientation either positively or negatively. They affect us directly or indirectly socially, mentally, emotionally and even on our self development. These groups are responsible for making and shaping our entire life in the society. TYPES OF AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION They are mainly five agents of socialization in the society which affects us on a daily basis, these agents of socialization are; The Family The Religion The School The peer group The Mass media THE FAMILY: The Family is the first group to have a great influence in our lives; they are the first form of socialization experience. The family are people we share the same genetics with in nature, they are people that can be said as the closest relations to us, they are grouped into two categories; Members of the immediate family and members of the extended family. The members of the immediate family consist of the spouse (husband/wife), parent, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. While members of the extended family consist of the grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, nephew and niece. In general the family members are people that can share personal experiences and information to one and another, which on normal condition wouldn’t share with others outside the family membership...
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...MIDTERM EXAM 1.) What are the different forms of social media that exist today? Provide examples of different social media and their primary purposes. Different forms of social media are social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace which you can interact with others such as talking, texting, sharing information, sharing photos, and talking to family members or friends who live near or far. It is also good to meet up with people from your past and to meet new ones as well. The internet also has websites that you can play games on and interact with others with the same likes and dislikes that you may have. It also has newspapers and different articles to keep you updated about what is going on in the world. Many people from all over the world use the internet for many different reasons from chatting to even getting an education. 2.) What are the greatest benefits of social media for individuals and society? Some of the greatest benefits for individuals and society when it comes to social media are that everyone is able to communicate with one another more efficiently than they ever have before. Consumers are able to be kept up to date and informed. Businesses are able to have more of a relationship with their consumers by allowing feedback on their products as well as sharing ideas for new projects that they also may have. Individuals have the same benefits as consumers; people can go online and stay in touch with their friends and family members who may live long distance...
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...<Name> Brandi McCrary <Course> UNV 104 <Date> March 20, 2016 <Instructor> Megan Castles Social Media and the Affects it has on Relationships Welcome to the digital age. Today’s society is constantly logged onto social media sites such as Facebook, twitter or Instagram. It is often over looked how much influence those sites have. They are used regularly throughout people lives, it has practically become part of their routine. Social media keeps people in contact and updated on their relations with family members and other people in their lives. With this contact, many forms of relationships are developed. Social media can affect relationships with friends, family as well as the relationships people have with their own self. Friends come and go, that is a simple fact of life. While social media has made it easier to stay connected, it has also played a role in tearing friends apart. Social media gives users a sense of belonging, allowing them to stay connected with friends during daily life activities and special occasions. Even though they may not be in the same city or state, giving them the chance to keep old friends and make new ones as well (Baron & Gomez, 2013, p279). This allows one to seek advice and vent to their friends when they are in need of help or just need to release some pent up stress. Venting on social media can sometimes be a bad idea, especially if it is posted publically. A public post can be read by all and those who do...
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...need to know in order to participate in society. There are four agents of socialization. They include family, peers, school, and the mass media. Of the four agents, family is considered the primary agent of socialization. The other three agents of socialization, peers, school, and the mass media, are considered secondary agents of socialization. Though these are considered secondary agents, they are very important components of socialization. Many people tend to forget about the function and importance of these three agents. It is important for people to realize that family is not the only agent of socialization. Family is the most significant agent of socialization but the secondary agents, peers, school, and the mass media, must not go unrecognized. As earlier stated, family is the primary agent of socialization. This is so because family is one’s first view of social value. This is valid in all societies. Family sizes and structure vary from household to household and from culture to culture. These play key roles on how one grows up and views the world. Families serve as important functions in society because they are the primary locus for the socialization of children. They are also the primary source of emotional support. They often go through the same things at the same time and can provide comfort for one another. This allows and causes families to bond and build trust for one another. Family is where people gain specific social views that can follow them throughout their...
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...IS IT ALL JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH? Social Media, the Internet and the affect on society. Is it all just a little too much? Social Media, the Internet and the affect on society. Is it all just a little too much? Abstract The use of the Internet and social media blogs has been raising concerns throughout society. Whilst most may agree on the fact that the internet has developed our approach to knowledge and communication, a lot of people think quite the opposite and have realized the negative effects on society and especially the youth. This examination of how the cyber world has or will affect us, will aim to point out the main factors as to why people have become objective, and also mention the factors that lead to the online world becoming so popularly used. The Internet, without discussion, has most definitely influenced us all on a huge level; therefore society should be well informed about the pros and cons. Not only should society be informed about the positive of side of the Internet and Social media blogs , but also the negative side that unfortunately is much greater . “In Spring 2006, an elementary student, in America, Mitchell Henderson, took a caliber rifle from his parents’ room, and shot himself. The next morning, his own school gathered to mourn, but not in the usual way, no- one knew the exact reasons, but students were quick to make an online memorial for fellow youngsters to leave memorable writings.” Schwartz, M. (2008, Aug 03)...
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