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EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON YOUTH

Social Media and Society

Imagine the world today without social media. It would be boring as the people would
still be visiting each other frequently. However, things are different since a person just
needs to in the comfort of their home, in order to chat with another person at a far
place just for a little amount of money. The world has become a global village since
everyone is able to connect with their friends easily through social media platforms. The
only thing a person is required to have is just a smartphone. With the introduction of
social media in the society, a lot of benefits have been experienced and at the same
time, the youths have been negatively affected The topic on social me ia is fascinating
to me since it has brought many changes in the way people interact and communicate
in the society. Howe.eer,the youths have been negatively affected greatly.

Facts and Figures

The use of the intemet was invented around 25 years ago. 13 years later, Facebook was
initiated online. Even though everything was done within a short time, a lot of
impressive changes have been felt In this new discovery, the lives of the people, as well
as their behaviors, have been affected either positively or negatively. Almost every
family has more than two smartphones which means the number of users of social
media like Facebook is increasing each and every day. Jn2013-.amuL2Lmillian-penpIe
already had become intemet user which is 39% of the world's population. In the
developing countries, about 31% are already using the internet Initially, the majority of
people were using a desktop but with time they advanced to the new technology
especially in the use of smartphones which enables the people to communicate with
each throughout From the statistics above, it shows that the use of intemet through the
smartphone will continue being the only way of meeting old and new friends. Moreover,
the use of social media will continue to increase as well as more people become
informed a lot since theyjust need to read the news through their smartphones. This is
a clear indicatinn that the world we are livina today is changing with a high rate because
the way the people are interactinq is enouqh to condude that they are already informed

The Relationship between Social Media and the Society

 e use of social media has had
a ma'or impact on the socie . Since the new
techno ogy was integrated into the
social settings, there have been major influences in
(he way the people are interactina
with one another. The use of social media has
i' Wreased in the way the people
are interacting and at the same, it has created a barrier
in_theway peorie are communicating in a social
set up. In addition, the use of social
media has been used to bridge the gap that has existed due to the generational gap as
well as digital divides. In case of a family, the use of social media may lead to more harm
as well as privatization since every person is using the social media independently as
opposed to collective use. Since the social media was introduced, it has greatly changed
the way the view themselves, the way they see each other as well as the way they
are interacting with one another. The society has benefitted due to the introduction of
the new technology since communication within the society has been enhanced as well
as the criminal activities also have reduced due to the efficiency In the way the people
are communicating and interacting with one another. Moreover, the use of social media
is of great help since it encourages everyone to interact with one another at all levels
and situations (McGrath, 2012).

Social media has brought remendou changes in the society we live today. It has
changed in the way the people used to interact in the past while doing business. Social
media being one of the most used on the internet have totally revolutionized
the way the people communicate as well as socialize in the web and especially in the
way they entrepreneurs sell their products (Boyd, 2014).

The use of social media has also been incorporated greatly in politics. The majority of
people get updated on the recent news byjust clicking on their phones and reading all
the information through the smartphone withoutjust having to go near a television as it
happened in the past Despite the platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as
well as whatsapp being used to post information on campaigns they have been used to
move the masses in the favor of a certain candidate. This means that the way politics
were done in the past have grown to another level of influencing the decision of the
intemet users as it is the most visited platform in the world (Sales, 2016).

The majority of companies are using the social media in posting their products on the
social media. They are using the same platforms to build loyalty of their customers
through them. For example, they are using the Facebook to inform the customers about
any product that has recently arrived in the market as well as they are receiving
immediate feedback from the customer something that did not happen in the past.
When compared to other forms of advertisement such as the television, the use of social
media is cheap and convenient since an individual only needs to be sited at home and
read as well as watch the videos posted their own account (Robson, & MA, 2013)..
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social networking
sites have revolutionized
with one another. the way the people interact
They have helped and socialize
well as new friends. different people to reconnectwith
Moreover, they enable old friends as
and content Social an individual to trade ideas, share pictures
media has been embraced
something that has by almost everybody in the world
enabled the people to pass
reading the news From information as it is the easiest way of
the description above, it's clear that
able to connect with different people have been
one another as well as learn the
In the past, people used culture of the other person easily.
to interact with one another through sports
a film together. However, as well as watching
since the social media was introduced,things have changed
they have occupied the larger as
part of their leisure time. Since the social media have
removed all the barriers that may
have affected communication in the past, it becomes
easy for eæryone today to share
information since everyone has a chance to write what
they think about a certain issue in the
society (Robson, & MA, 2013).
efem eavav,
The people used to interact only during an&öuch
as the rites of passage in the
past; but today everybody is able to interact with his friends through
the use of social
media. It has enabled the people to communicateabout certain issues
affecting them
altogether- For example, the people who are suffering from a terminal illness they
have a
group where they support one another socially and psychologically- In the past it
was
difficult but after the introduction of the social media, things have changed since such a
group becomes easy for them to share experience and support one another
emotionally. For example, initially, the students used to call each other for a group work
which was difficult because convening such a group was not easy since e.æryonewas
busy with their own issues. Today, at a school set the availability of social media makes
everyone is given a chance to give his or her comments about an issue thus making
learning to be easy for the teenagers (Amedie, 2015).

Positive Aspects about Social Media

the education sector, the use of social media has been already been implemented
and the students are aware of what they will learn before the lecture session starts. For
example, the studenG are a to reach to others through Facebook in case they are
sharinq a topic or a course- Moreover, social media has become a place where every
individual visit and talk about an issue affecting them and they get a response within a
short time- Moreover, the teachers have been using the social media especially when
they are giving tests and assignments.

Social media has really helped in understanding one audience by knowing what they
like and what they do not like. Moreover, it has been used to increase awareness of the
students. it has helped the people to share ideas despite a person being far this
 boyar
that the use social media have
enabled the people to share idea ond boundaries
Since everything happens in the
society, the use of social media has e ped all the
members to connect with their friends-
Additionally, it has been used to advertise, create
awareness as well as support a certain
person in politics- For example many are the time
that the youths come together a form a support group where they will be sharing their
issues together. Such a group is encouraging since the youth are benefiting from each
other despite doing their own discussion while at home.

The youth in the process of using the social media they develop awareness.When a
teenager is using a phone they develop themselves accordin to the society and world.
Moreover, thw also experience political and cultural awaren When the youths are
using the social media, they develop social skills. IVs o e social media like
to expand his or her social circle as well as develop new friends. In addition,
the youth gains a lot teaming all that is happening in the modem n society where
every youth is only concemed with whom to chat with and at the same time they do not
know where to get their rewards. It's only in the social media where an individual is able
to meet a friend or a person you have stayed for a long time without meeting-
Therefore, this aspect of connecting with friends and chatting can only be found in the
social media phenomena that have totally changed the way the people in the society
used to interact with one another- In addition, I cannot forget to mention that with the
emergence of many groups a person is able to get a peer or a person they can settle
with serious in the social media. Initially, when searching for a mate a person was
needed to move to a far place so that they can meet with one another but the society
today things have changed because a person only needs to have a Facebook account
and they are good to go as they will share their experience and pictures.Therefore.no
one can ignore the positive aspects of social media especially in helping an old friend to
meet one another and share their experiences and ideas-

Another and the most important thing that the youths develop is the writing and
reading skills In the social media a youth may meet a learned friend and on listening to
him, the teenager will be tempted to come up with simple questions. Having asocial
media the student can benefit a lot since he is learning the ideas of the others as well as
he or she is writing his own ideas, Moreover, whenever he writes his own ideas they are
either criticized or supported almost immediately by his peers thus learning a lot as well
as knowing his or her weaknesses (CKeeffe, & Clarke-Pearson, 2011

Negative Effectsof Social Media

Heavy use Qf the social media leads to addiction. The people who are likely to develop
addiction while using social media are young adults and the teens. However, addiction is
 not also ruled out
completely among the adult's
accounts. Additionally, the ass they also have a Facebook
other mental effects can be felt
people spend most of since the majority of the
their tim
ayleep. Spending too much
time in the social media leads to ac of focus because
are not good time manager they
of the activities they do- An aspect that is shown by the
social media users is that they
are not ready to leave it despite being addictive and
hinder them from carrying their
own activities as required. Therefore, it is the role of
every person to realize that
despite n numerous benefits of social media it has
their effect which at times lea
(Nor'e %aüons such as developing mental illness
and other disorders which could not
have developed if the social sites are used in a
good way (O'Keeffe, & Clarke-Pearson,2011).

Also, the who are heavy users of the social media risk themselves from getting
depressed and anxious Even though social media has many people who use it they fail
to recognize that they are addictive and the young adults risk of suffering from
obsessive-compulsive disorder. The majority of the ouths find themselves being in an
awkward position because theyfail to do nobl duties - er at school or at the place of
work just because their time is mostly on Face the young adults continue to use
the social media they become addicted and in the end, they complaining a lot because
they were fired or they failed an exam (O'Keeffe, & Clarke-Pearson, 2011).

In the past few years, the youths did not engage in the use of social media because
there were such discoveries Today, they admire to use the social media without first
thinking about its effects on them For example, the youths at times indulge themselves
in an activity like hate speech, For instance, a friend may communicate with a teenager
and all of sudden the person chatting with abuses him or her. This incidence is the same
as cyber bullying Mostly this kind of vices occurs in Facebook where a person is being
treated by others because he refused at obey their own will- The issue of cyber bullying
is on increæe and it's the high time that everyone stops it in order to minimize more
harm. Moreover, the teenagers experience identity theft This occurs when a person
happens to steal their details like an email. After getting the email, he sells the same
email to another company that will follow the person in everything he or she does.
Mosdy, the teens do not understand the importance of making sure that anything
personal is kept safe. If a person happens to get details that are supposed to be person,
they may use the same details to hack the bank account which should not happen at all
(O'Keeffe, & Clarke-Pearson, 2011).

One of the issues that have been affecting the youths in the society is when they
expediencestdking. Stalking occurs when a persona happens to post his details and in
the same platform, an old friend who is not good uses the same details to abuse the
person or even curse
the person. This is
multiple of problems. a clear indication that the youths
Therefore, the parent should experience
their children by trying play a great role in they take care of
as much as possible to control
number of hours they their behaviors especiallythe
spend while chatting (Change,
& Corcoran,2012).
How to Minimize the Effects
of Social Media on the Youths
Even though there have been
several benefits of social media, negative effects keep on
being experienced and therefore,
iVs essential to curb these effects since some of them
are affecting various relationships,
academic and the way an employee performs in the
company- Some of the solutions to the problems that are brought by social media
include; time management, not accepting everybody as a friend (Fuchs, & Sandoval,
2014)_

One of the most important issues while using a social media platform is time
management Most of the people are using the social media at the wrong time since
they are employed and while handling a customer they are still chatting on their
Facebook This behavior should not be encouraged as it will affect the attitude of the
client and he or she may not come back for more services in the same place some other
time. In a case for students, they find themselves that they have done the assignment
just because they spent most of their time chatting with a friend as well as admiring the
picture of the others that are posted on the wall. The society and the behaviors of the
people have been affected a lot Being able to convince a person that social media is
addictive he or she may not support you because they like posting an issue on the
Facebook as well as commenting on other people questions and worries thus taking
much of their time. Therefore, ifs essential to separate issue by keeping one's personal
life separate from the work life or even while at school. Most are the times when the
teacher complains that the students are not able to do their assignment just because
they do not manage their time as they are supposed because they engage themselves in
social activities which may not yield any results. For example, a student does not do the
homework simply because they are serious with the chatting and admiring the photos
of their friend rather than focusing on important issues such as their studies (Fuchs, &
Sandoval, 2014).

The other way of preventing more harm oneself self-esteem and psychological well-
being is not accepting people in the social media without evaluating them. For example,
an individual may like a person and after some time they start harassing him as well as
posting atNsive comments on them. By doing this, the person will be affected
emotionally and psychologically thus using a lot of money In order to attend counseling.
At times, there other people who posted pictures that are not good and being innocent
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rrkans that the society has totally changed in the way people interact as well the way
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 SUMMARY OF EFFECT SOCIAL MEDIA ON YOUTH
Social media and society
Imagine the world today without social media. It would be boring as the people would
still be visiting each other frequently. However, things are different since a person just
needs to in the comfort of their home, in order to chat with another person at a far
place just for a litde amount of money. The world has become a global village since
eveyone is able to connect with their friends easily through social media platforms. The
only thing a person is required to have is just a smartphone With the introduction of
social media in the society, a lot of benefits have been experienced and at the same
time, the youths have been negativety affected. The topic on social media is fascinating
to me since it has brought many changes in the way people interact and communicate
in the society- However, the youths have been negatively affected greatly
Fact and figures
In 2013 about 2.7 million people already had become internet user which is 39% of the
world's population. In the developing countries, about 31% are already using the
intemet Initially, the majority of people were using a desktop but with time they
advanced to the new technology especially in the use of smartphones which enables the
people to communicate with each throughout From the statistics above, it shows that
the use of intemet through the smartphone will continue being the only way of meeting
old and new friends. Moreover, the use of social media will continue to increase as welt
as more people become informed a lot since they just need to read the news through
their smartphones-
The relationship betvveen social media and society

The use of social media has had a major impact on the society. Since the new
technology was integrated into the social settings, there have been major influences in
the way the people are interacting with one another. The use of social media has
increased in the way the people are interacting and at the same, it has created a barrier
in the way people are communicating in a social set up. The society has benefitted due
to the introduction of the new technology since communication within the society has
been enhanced as well as the criminal activities also have reduced due to the efficiency
In the way the people are communicating and interacting with one another. Moreover,
the use of social rrædia is of great help since it encourages everyone to interact with one
another at all levels and situations
 Positive aspects about social
media
In the education sector, the
use of social media has been already been implemented
and the students are aware of
what they will learn before the lecture session starts. For
example, the students are able to
reach to others through Facebook in case they are
sharing a topic or a course. Moreover,
social media has become a place where every
individual visit and talk about an issue
affecting them and they get a response within a
short time. Moreover, the teachers have been using the
social media especially when
they are giving tests and assignments.
the most important thing that the youths develop is the writing and reading skills. In the
social media a youth may meet a learned friend and on listening to him, the teenager
will be tempted to come up with simple questions. Having asocial media the student can
benefit a lot since he is learning the ideas of the others as well as he or she is writing his
own ideas, Moreover, whenever he writes his own ideas they are either criticized or
supported almost immediately by his peers thus leaming a lot as well as knowing his or
her weaknesses
Negative effect of social media
Heavy use of the social media leads to addiction. The people who are likely to develop
addiction while using social media are young adults and the teens. However, addiction is
not also ruled out completely among the adults ass they also have a Facebook
accounts Additionally, the other mental effects can be felt since the majority of the
people spend most of their time on the bed chatting while they are supposed to be
asleep. Spending too much time in the social media leads to lack of focus because they
are not good time manager of the activities they do- An aspect that is shown by the
social media users is that th%t are not ready to leave it despite being addictive and
hinder them from carrying their own activities as required. Therefore, it is the role of
every person to realize that despite having numerous benefits of social media it has
their effect which at times leads to worse situations such as developing mental illness
and other disorders which could not have developed if the social sites are used in a
good way.
One of the issues that have been affecting the youths in the society is when they
expenence stdking. Stalking occurs when a persona happens to post his details and in
the same platform, an old friend who is not good uses the same details to abuse the
person or even curse the person. This is a clear indication that the youths experience
of problenb. Therefore, the parent should play a great role in they take care of