Sociology: Research Paper
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Sociology Topic: How the use of social media affects individuals in the developmental stages and learning process.
Must come up with and label Sociological theory and methodology for topic.
Research outline is also required
A minimum of 20 scholarly/academic (in entirety) references must be cited. Additional references may also be utilized for this paper (Internet, magazine, newspaper, etc.).
Attached is introduction and annotated bib that you will add your references too
Topics you may research if you’d like :
-what is the difference between generation z (millennial) and generation y when it come to social media
-social media addiction
-how young social media use starts
-definition of media
-decline of social interaction
-less focus in classroom
-no interactive learning
-maybe research opposite point of view
-briefly speak on improvements of electronic and how it contributes to social media use
Running head: SOCIAL MEDIA
SOCIAL MEDIA 5
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Annotated bibliography
Best, P., Manktelowa, R., & Taylor, B. (2014). Online communication, social media, and adolescent wellbeing: A systematic narrative review. Children and Youth Services Review, 27-36.
The article looks into the growing debate about the effects of online social technologies on children and teenagers. Through an in-depth analysis of empirical research, the authors identify both the benefits and harmful effects of social media on young people. The article gives recommendations on how to minimize adverse impacts and increase the positive effects of social media.
Loureiro, K., Solnet, D., Bolton, R. P., Hoefnagels, A., Migchels, N., & Kabadayi, S. (2013). Understanding Generation Y and their use of social media: a review and research agenda. Journal of Service Management, 245-267.
Social media use has several implications for young people. This article refers to today’s younger generation as Generation Y. The authors collect information to show the effects of social media on society, organizations, and individuals. Several research questions are derived to explain social media use in a better way.
Hutter, K., Hautz, J., Dennhardt, S., & Füller, J. (2013). The impact of user interactions in social media on brand awareness and purchase intention: the case of MINI on Facebook. Journal of Product & Brand Management, 342-351.
The article analyzes how social media influences the purchase of products. Through an online survey, the authors indicate how individuals can be talked into buying products over the internet. The authors use a mixed-method research method to show how social media has influenced the marketing of products.
Schwendler, I. L., & Trude, A. (2018). Implementation of Text-Messaging and Social Media Strategies in a Multilevel Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: Process Evaluation Results. The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 187-198.
Social media has been highly attributed to the increase in obesity in young children. Children are spending more time on social media platforms. Physical exercise has dramatically reduced as more children embrace social media and their major entertainment. The article reviews the use of social media in both increasing and lowering obesity prevalence.
Lewin, C., & Greenhow, C. (2016). Social media and education: reconceptualizing the boundaries of formal and informal learning. Journal of Learning, Media and Technology, 6-30.
Social media has several effects on society. Some people have argued that social media has the potential of creating a bridge between formal and informal learning. Social media affects learning at both levels. This article analyzes the use of social media in terms of its effects on learning both formally and informally. The authors give suggestions on how social media platforms can be used to deliver better learning outcomes.
Raut, V., & Patil, P. (2016). Use of Social Media in Education: Positive and Negative impact on the students. International Journal on Recent and Innovation Trends in Computing and Communication, 281-285.
Social media use has dramatically increased. In most cases, human activities are reliant on the internet. While social media improves communication, it has both negative and positive effects on the learning of students. The article looks into how social media has influenced education both in good and bad ways. The authors focus on unhealthy addiction to social media and its effects on development.
Akram, W., & Kumar, R. (2017). A Study on Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Society. International Journal of Computer Sciences and Engineering, 347-357.
The article gathers data to show the positive and negative effects of social media on society. The authors outline the position held by social media in our community. While its significance cannot be ignored, it is essential to consider how social media has negatively contributed to education, culture, morals, and society at large.
Introduction
Over a period, social media has been a continuously growing phenomenon in our society. Today, almost all activities are influenced by social media. The effects of social media on human being’s way of life remains a controversial topic. Some people believe that social media has been immensely beneficial to our way of life, while others hold the position that social media has caused adverse effects on society. Without any doubt, social media fuels globalization by facilitating communication and interactions. Every individual can share sentiments, concerns, or ideas with a large number of people worldwide. While a more natural connection is an obvious benefit, it is imperative to sit back and ponder about how social media affects learning and developmental processes in children.
Children continuously grow from birth to adulthood. During all these stages of development, the children gather knowledge from their environment. The children consume experience, which adversely affects their social, language, intellectual, emotional, and physical development. Every child follows the same developmental stages and learning process. The learning process is classified according to the child’s developmental stage. Social media has changed the learning process. Children are being exposed to information which they cannot effectively synthesis. Although it is a good thing that children are exposed to more information, lack of parental control has adverse effects on learning. Today, children have underdeveloped social skills. Further, continued exposure to social media results in speech problems. These are some of the adverse effects of social media on children’s developmental process.
As information is now readily available, children are exposed to false information. Today, a large number of obesity cases can be directly attributed to social media. Children at a lower development stage may be inclined to believe in untrue information. It is also imperative to consider the effects of social media on social-emotional growth. The three fundamental types of learning are affected by social media (observational learning, classical, and operant conditioning). Children can learn from social media how to associate certain events. The children are conditioned by social media, notwithstanding that the information might be false.
Further, the children observe behavior on social media and end up copying adverse reactions. Social media is turning out to be an excellent forum for bullying. Through cyberbullying, children suffer emotional and social setbacks. Further, social media can fuel children into indulging in risky behavior.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics report, with an increase in media advertisement of high-fat/sugar foods, the level of childhood obesity will continue increasing. The children today have a problem with their eating habits. In most cases, children are addicted to high-sugar foods. Social media is recorded as the highest consumer of children’s free time. An average child spends approximately a third of their day on social media platforms. The other major time consumer is sleep. A combination of high-sugar foods and lack of physical exercise is synonymous with obesity — adverts on social media platforms fuel consumption of such food. There is a need to increase their involvement in physical activities. Children should be encouraged to embrace dynamic behaviors that supplement their addiction to media. Children are continuously exposed to internet advertisements advocating for unhealthy food. Adverts on social media seek to satisfy hunger on an emotional angle rather than health needs. The child developmental process is, therefore, affected immensely.
Although social media benefits children, it is imperative to carry out an intensive study on the use of social media in society. In particular, it is crucial to analyze the impacts of social media on children’s developmental stages and learning process.