Political Awareness

      Social networks have become a significant part of our modern civilization.
It is an easy and fast way people can interact with each other in different
locations. With Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and other social networks we are
able to become more aware of the world we are living in. Many social networks
have contributed to create a whole new world where we are free to express our
thoughts and share it with our friends.
        I've narrowed down my research paper to the negative effects of social
networking with teenagers. Since I am only talking about the negative effects of
social networking, I will not include the positive effects I have came upon. A
positive effect that stood out was the rising cultural and political awareness
among teenagers.
           "The Raising Children Network says that teens can benefit from media
exposure by developing cultural and political awareness"(Mokeyane). Teenagers
who may be limited to interactions with people from different cultures and ethnic
backgrounds can use social networks and social media to expose themselves to
different types of people. Social media encourages teens to question cultural
stereotypes because social media displays different cultural or ethnic groups
which can differentiate from the stereotypes their family and peers have drilled
into their heads. News outlet, such as CNN and Fox News, provide teens with an
opportunity to educate themselves about what is going on in other states and
countries. These News outlet always encourage teens to develop a political
stance. It's great to know that teens can learn more through social medias and
share it on social networks to educate more teens. 

Work Cited

Mokeyane, Nola K. ."Media's Positive & Negative Influence On Teenagers". N.D GlobalPost. Web. GlobalPost. May 1st, 2014.