Beware of the Social Networks

         My research topic is about the negative effects of social networking. I have found three good sources to use and one of them is an article titled “The Negative Effect of Social Media on Society and Individuals”. This article will help shed light on my paper because it points out the main effects on social networking that I will mention in my paper like cyber-bullying, a false sense of connection, decreased productivity and privacy. The article separates these effects into different sections and briefly discusses how each effect is negative.

         The second source is titled “The Dangers of Social Networking Sites”. This article discusses how social networking has dramatically changed the way people interact with each other. It demonstrates how these social networks influence our maturity level, health and behavior towards other people. This article always points out that these social networks can negatively affect a person’s chances of getting a job or possibly sabotage the appearance of the company the person is working for. The article discusses possible dangerous scenarios like people harassing one another and much more.

         The third source is titled “Negative Effects of Social Media”. This article establishes that these social networks make it easier for teenagers to be bullied online. Social networks allow everybody who is “friends” with the victim to see the person being bullied. Social networks also allow bullies to make up a fake account and bully people, so the victims wont know the bully’s true identity. The article also touches the false of connection social networks create. People are so focused on their relationships on social networks that they don’t know how to distinguish real life relationships. 

works cited

Bates, Chelsea.“The Dangers of Social Networking Sites”. Commonplace Because You Say So. Autumn 2009. Web. The McGraw-Hill Companies. March 27, 2014.

Kincel, Ashlie. “Negative Effects of Social Media”. http://www.personal.psu.edu/bfr3/blogs/asp/. October 27, 2013. Web. n.p. March 27, 2014.

Jung, Brian. “The Negative Effect of Social Media on Society and Individuals”. N.p. Hearst Newspaper. N.d web. March 27, 2014.