Teens and their relationship with social media Many people believe that technology has ruined the current generation of teenagers. More specifically, social media has ruined this generation. Society has many preconceived notations about social media. The matter of the fact is that many of these are false. What people perceive to be true is actually incredibly inaccurate. This paper will address the pros and cons behind teens and social media. Teenagers use social media in positive and negative ways. Primarily, teens reap the negative effects.
Pros
Exploration and Growth The realm of social media is vast. In a place with no adult supervision, teens are capable of anything. Sean Carton, professor at the University of Baltimore 's School of Communications, looks at the benefits of social media use in …show more content…
Public health specialist, Hayley Hamilton, has studied this. Hamilton (2015) has taken data on 5,329 teenagers. In order to keep accurate statistics she has analyzed teens between the age of 13-20. Hamilton (2015) found that 19% have been cyberbullied in the past year. Cyberbullying is more powerful through social media because it is public. Guza (2014) suggests that this is due to the fact that an argument on social media is witnessed by everyone. Since social media is public, one insult can be amplified just because it is broadcasted for others to see. One incriminating photo can be shared with one click with irreversible damage. These hurtful ideas can be started by one, but compounded by many through social media sites. For teens, there is no separations between the real world and online life. If teens have issues with others in person they are very likely to bring it online. The days of having the courage to say something to someone’s face are gone. With the popularity of social media rising, Guza (2014) feels that teenagers can hide behind the screens and say whatever they
Pros
Exploration and Growth The realm of social media is vast. In a place with no adult supervision, teens are capable of anything. Sean Carton, professor at the University of Baltimore 's School of Communications, looks at the benefits of social media use in …show more content…
Public health specialist, Hayley Hamilton, has studied this. Hamilton (2015) has taken data on 5,329 teenagers. In order to keep accurate statistics she has analyzed teens between the age of 13-20. Hamilton (2015) found that 19% have been cyberbullied in the past year. Cyberbullying is more powerful through social media because it is public. Guza (2014) suggests that this is due to the fact that an argument on social media is witnessed by everyone. Since social media is public, one insult can be amplified just because it is broadcasted for others to see. One incriminating photo can be shared with one click with irreversible damage. These hurtful ideas can be started by one, but compounded by many through social media sites. For teens, there is no separations between the real world and online life. If teens have issues with others in person they are very likely to bring it online. The days of having the courage to say something to someone’s face are gone. With the popularity of social media rising, Guza (2014) feels that teenagers can hide behind the screens and say whatever they