Are Social Networking Sites Harmful?

by Noah Berlatsky

Overview

How do we navigate a world in which social media data collection often seems to violate privacy? To what degree does social media encourage political reform and to what degree can it be used by authoritarian governments to suppress dissent? Social media complicates our social, cultural, and political lives in vast and often difficult-to-understand ways. Supporting critical thinking skills and text analysis, this informative anthology tackles issues related to social media. Readers are presented with a diverse spectrum of essays on social networking site issues such as privacy, addiction, personality disorders, and education.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737771527
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	11/07/2014
Series:	At Issue Series: Mass Media
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	15 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Social Media Data Collection Can Lead to Violations of Privacy Andre Oboler Kristopher Welsh Ltto Cruz 10

2 People Are Willing to Trade Less Privacy for Access to Social Media Kent Anderson 23

3 Social Media Helps to Fuel Political Reform Serajul I. Bhuiyan 28

4 Authoritarian Regimes Use Social Networks for Repression Joel Simon 37

5 Social Networks Change Government in Numerous Ways, for Good and III Alexander B. Howard 45

6 Social Networking Is Addictive and Can Lead to Psychological Disorders Larry D. Rosen Nancy A. Cheever L. Mark Carrier 51

7 Can Facebook Help Overcome Shyness? Michael S. Rosenwald 59

8 Selfies Are Good for Girls Rachel Simmons 64

9 OMG: Social Media May Wreck Your Kid's Writing Ruth Campbell 68

10 Social Media Helps Students Write Better Andrew Simmons 74

Organizations to Contact 80

Bibliography 85

Index 90