Are Social networking sites good for students ?
What is the fastest way to connect people from different places in the world ? In the modern world, social networking sites have become a very common way for people to communicate and socialize with each other. Nowadays, most adolescents use social networking sites as their daily lives. Therefore, the number of users of social networking sites has dramatically increased. Based on research, Biswajit Das and Jyoti Shankar Sahoo state that, “starting from 1997 to 2010 there are some 1.5 billion users of social networking websites” (p.222). This shows that how popular the social networking site is. Although many people argue that there are handful of bad effects and distractions in social networking …show more content…
Youth is the social pillars in the future; they largely contribute to the social development. They are playing the leading role in solving social problems, so it is important to increase student’s awareness of social issues. In social networking sites, the adolescents like to communicate with people sharing the same thought and interest. Except making friends, social networking sites also used to discuss the social issues. Jain, Gupta and Anand , the authors of the article “IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES IN THE CHANGING MINDSET OF YOUTH ON SOCIAL ISSUES” comments that, “this is a pool of social problems which requires the attention of majority so that we can fight against them as a united country and make the society more peaceful”(p.36). For instance, there are more than 150 pages about social issues such as human rights, corruption, girls education have uploaded in the last few months in social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube . According to the research of Jain, Gupta and Anand , the main age group of participating in discussing these social issues is from 15 to 40 , they actively give their justification on these subjects (p.42).This result shows that because of the social networking usages, youth are more active in discussing the social issues. Furthermore, social networking sites also provide a place for the groups from different countries, including …show more content…
The growth of social networking sites shows a significant change in social and personal behavior of the internet users. These sites largely help student’s interpersonal relationship become closer, but everything can be used for a bad purpose as well as good. Therefore, it is never too soon to be aware of what we do when we are
What is the fastest way to connect people from different places in the world ? In the modern world, social networking sites have become a very common way for people to communicate and socialize with each other. Nowadays, most adolescents use social networking sites as their daily lives. Therefore, the number of users of social networking sites has dramatically increased. Based on research, Biswajit Das and Jyoti Shankar Sahoo state that, “starting from 1997 to 2010 there are some 1.5 billion users of social networking websites” (p.222). This shows that how popular the social networking site is. Although many people argue that there are handful of bad effects and distractions in social networking …show more content…
Youth is the social pillars in the future; they largely contribute to the social development. They are playing the leading role in solving social problems, so it is important to increase student’s awareness of social issues. In social networking sites, the adolescents like to communicate with people sharing the same thought and interest. Except making friends, social networking sites also used to discuss the social issues. Jain, Gupta and Anand , the authors of the article “IMPACT OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES IN THE CHANGING MINDSET OF YOUTH ON SOCIAL ISSUES” comments that, “this is a pool of social problems which requires the attention of majority so that we can fight against them as a united country and make the society more peaceful”(p.36). For instance, there are more than 150 pages about social issues such as human rights, corruption, girls education have uploaded in the last few months in social networking sites like Facebook, YouTube . According to the research of Jain, Gupta and Anand , the main age group of participating in discussing these social issues is from 15 to 40 , they actively give their justification on these subjects (p.42).This result shows that because of the social networking usages, youth are more active in discussing the social issues. Furthermore, social networking sites also provide a place for the groups from different countries, including …show more content…
The growth of social networking sites shows a significant change in social and personal behavior of the internet users. These sites largely help student’s interpersonal relationship become closer, but everything can be used for a bad purpose as well as good. Therefore, it is never too soon to be aware of what we do when we are