Draft Proposal

In today’s world everything is done online. The biggest debate today is whether the internet is the best or worse thing that happened to society and todays generation? How does social media effect the behavior and growth of generations and how things are being done and handled. Whether we like it or not we are always online either talking to friends, social media, or as simple as researching. Certain life events, influences, and surroundings can change our behavior and the way we go about it. In today’s world children and young teens have unlimited access to the internet. They have the ability to make there own Facebook pages. Facebook is the number one social media networking site in the world. It is also were predators and child molesters pick there prey. Parents are unable to monitor there child’s every move, leaving kids browsing through there Facebook and talking to people they don’t personally know or would not talk to in real life. Facebook is a prime site for those who aren’t comfortable with there personal life or are looking for an outlet to talk to new people. It is very important when on Facebook you are only accepting people you personally know and aren’t posting personal information. Social media gives people an outlet to become people there not and do things they normally wouldn’t do if you were to meet them in person. While Facebook is designed to be viewed by almost everyone, many attract people identical to themselves are with similar likes and dislikes, so it is not uncommon to find groups using sites to segregate themselves by nationality, age, educational level, or other factors that typically segment society, even if that was not the intention of the developers according to “Using Social Media as New Tool to Explain Human Behavior”. Facebook has become really dangerous do to the lack of parental supervision because today’s generation has so many different ways to access the internet. Parents are unaware of what there child is posting or talking to online. The wrong post or tweet can get you into serious trouble.

The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families,Gwenn Schurgin O’Keeffe, Kathleen Clarke-Pearson, Council on Communications and Media,Pediatrics Apr 2011, 127

Using social media is the most common pastime of children and teens today. Gaming sites are also considered as social media, these attract younger kids more due to entertainment they get out of it. It is important that parents are aware of what there child is researching and who they are talking to on the internet. Not all sites are healthy environments for children. Pediatricians help families understand these sites and encourage parents to monitor and look out for signs of cyberbullying, depression, sexting, and exposure to inappropriate activity.

The Revolution Will be Networked, Weiwu Zhang, Thomas J. Johnson, Trent Seltzer, Shannon L. Richard, Social Science Computer Review Vol 28, Issue 1, pp. 75 – 92 First published date: June-12-2009

Social networking has engaged citizens in civic and political activities. Social networking sites influence political attitudes and democratic participation after controlling demographic groups and political discussion. Social networking has increased civic participation but not political participation. Social media has the ability to begin political discussions but also allows people to express their own opinion which can sometimes start agreements with those who disagree. This has allowed people to get a better view of who they are electing and what candidate has the beliefs, attributes, and characteristics that you would like.

Amedie, Jacob, ” e Impact of Social Media on Society” (2015). Advanced Writing: Pop Culture Intersections. Paper 2. h p://scholarcommons.scu.edu/engl_176/2