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Social media, a negative repercussion of being social


Social media has become like a six sense for everyone, and I mean everyone, from my 3-year-old nephew right down to my 60-year-old uncle. The objective of my paper is to examine the negative repercussion of social media throughout different platforms upon being social. My stand is that it is not necessary that an individual is anti-social from the use of social media but how does it affect them when it comes to interpersonal communication when you must log off if any of us ever do. The areas to be examined will be but not limited to family, education, workplace and psychological.
With the use of firsthand experiences and published articles, I will attempt to establish a concrete connection between social media and its negative effects of being social.  

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  1. UnknownFebruary 27, 2018 at 7:37 PM

    I also agree that if an individual doesn't use social media, it doesn't mean they are anti social. I think that it is a personal preference when it comes to social media. Many people are against social media because of the negative effects it has such as personal interactions. This topic is very interesting and can't wait to see this topic develop.

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    1. UnknownFebruary 28, 2018 at 7:00 AM

      Hey Seth,
      Thanks for your input on my research topic, nice to see that someone also shares my opinion. I agree, social media is a personal preference and I am really interested to see where my research takes me and how this topic turns out.
      Jennifer

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