Social Media In Today's Society

When we buy music, we’re sold a face rather than a voice... It should come as little surprise, given these times, that teens not only obsess about beauty but also use extreme means to achieve it” (The Denver Post). Teens around the world want to have the “perfect” face and body; however, it is all fake. The girls and guys featured in magazines are

Adolescences are surrounded by media platforms that encourages the ‘perfect idealistic’ body. Receiving messages and images from social and psychical platforms that indicates that males and females must obtain a slick, skinny lifestyle. Instead of celebrating cultural diversity, adolescent are being taught to hide their psychical features and conform them for a stereotypical look, children as young as 12 are turning to dangerous actives to obtain this physically unattainable weight goal. Photoshop holds a dangerous platform within the media by being allowed on pages of magazines/billboards, models are off digitally enhanced and manipulated before the being published this can lead to negative effects as children can aspire to change their features

I won’t deny that social media can have negative impacts on the youth especially since it is such a vital developmental period of their life (2). Levin makes it clear by saying, “Documents also pointed to potential links between regular social media use and depression, self-harm and, to some extent, even suicide” (Levin) (1). But the author fails to acknowledge that social media is useful outside of socialization (2). Social media is a core part of how the younger generation obtains news and information (3). Things online spread fast which causes serious topics to go viral (3).

In her essay, “I Had a Nice Time with you Tonight, on the app,” Jenna Wortham believes that social media apps are a helpful way to connect. Wortham swears by apps and is grateful that she can communicate with her boyfriend who is three thousand miles away. Yet some may challenge the view that Social Media apps are a reliable and effective method of communicating, Sherry Turkle stresses people are substituting online communication for face-to-face interaction. Although Turkle may only seem of concern to only a small group of people, it should in fact concern anyone who cares about the negative effects social media can have on people. In her eyes, nothing can replace person-to-person communication.

One good thing about social media is That it strengthens our relationships. One reason why time should be limited for teenagers is that, in the article Internet addiction too much time online It says,"For youth on the high-end of the scale spending this much time with media online and offline rob them from real-world experiences and may result in lower grades increase the risk for depression cut

While Teenagers feel that social media is more important than the real world its alot of negative effects of social media. One is that it can take over brain cells and effect mental and physical health. Being On social media every day, every hour, and every minute can really cause damage to your brain cells. Our brain grows as when learn new things and when we learn the new things it changes after we done experienced it. It Changes the way we think and feel.

The teen who spends most his time on social media won't have enough time to do his homework or study well for the exams. Also, some teens take their mobiles with them when they go to school. This will make the problem worse. For example, if a student uses a mobile phone inside the class, he will never be able to understand anything from his teacher. As a result, his level at school will go down and he will put the parents in a difficult situation.

Some say the use of the internet damages our psychological state and others had given praise for the revolutionary breakthrough it has brought to society. With this in mind, the ever-growing popularity of social networking sites has dramatically changed

As the technology era change over time, the social media becomes an important part of our life. We use social media to connect with friends and family, also to found out the latest news or fashion trends. Especially after the great success of Facebook, many other social media follow along such as Snapchat and Instagram. Numerous young age children gradually sink into the virtual world of Social Media. According to the Pew Research Center survey, that majority of Americans use Facebook and YouTube, but young adults are especially heavy users of Snapchat and Instagram.

worsening already existing conditions. Another solution to the problem of social media causing self-esteem issues based on unrealistic standards is to persuade youth to be more realistic on social media, such as by not editing photos or putting heavy filters on them to look better, or trying to make themselves look perfect to other people. According to Udorie (2015), it is becoming more obvious how the pressures of social media are affecting teenage girls, pressure to be perfect, look perfect, act perfect, have the perfect body, perfect group of friends, and perfect amount of likes on Instagram. This further supports my argument that these unrealistic standards for living are detrimental to our youth’s mental health, and could be limited by

In today’s society, there is such a big focus point on what we look like. With all of the technology that is available today, adolescents grow up with unrealistic body expectations. From photoshop, to the fashion industry, to what adolescents grew up with, there is a driving force that pushes adolescents to strive for perfection, and nothing else. There is so much pressure from the media, and the public, that adolescents feel forced to have a “perfect” body. Adolescents have grown up with Barbie, a figure made for little girls, to show them that they can be anything.

Social Media sites like Facebook and Instagram are increasingly becoming more and more integral in our everyday lives. According to various research studies in the field of online social networks, it has been revealed that these sites are impacting the lives of the youth greatly. It is inevitable to ignore the fact that nowadays social network plays an essential role in teenagers’ lives. We have forgotten the real essence of a relationship. Nothing like calling a friend at midnight to wish on their birthday, meeting people over coffee and dinner sounds fun compared to liking photos and wall posts on a social network.

Social Media: Affects Relationships As technology progresses more and more, there have been great changes that have made our lives more easy and efficient. There are many advantages that technology has brought upon us, one in particular is the Internet. The Internet has allowed people to be connected quickly to information and be updated to the issues and happenings around us, but the social networks that have been invented to allow long distance connection have been resulting in negative outcomes for society and our generation. Social media gets in the way of building actual relationships, makes people become inauthentic about their lives and lowers their self-esteem, and has become a dangerous and threatening nature. During these days, it seems as if nobody can live without checking their social media accounts, whether it’s Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.

Nevertheless, social media plays a huge role in our society, it connects people all over the world, provides an opportunity to work or study being at home and it gives space for self-expression. Involving in numerous sorts of social media has become a daily activity for most teenagers and grown-ups. According to a survey, 22% of adolescents log on to their preferred social media site more than ten times a

Social networking addiction are growing among teenagers. They are spending more time on social media rather than communicate with others in their daily life. If uncontrolled by parents, young peoples can get addicted to social network. C. Someone who stressed and depressed will easily cause social networking addiction, consequently it may leads to many problems which is wasting time and social isolation. II.