Are social networks a positive influence in our society? Callum Bayly The rapid increase of social networking has inflicted ideas upon us about whether it is a positive influence on social interaction or if it is actually destroying how we socially interact. Clearly the use of social networking has become a life controlling obsession. Social Media provides a platform for cyber bullying to take place‚ causes users to become addicted and allows for the easy distribution of child pornography. Clearly
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Negative Effects of Advertising on American Youth From the past decades‚ technology has advanced at a rapid pace‚ and today‚ the technology cannot be compared to that of the past decades‚ it terms of efficiency and complexity. Technology is useful in various spheres in the world‚ including the business sphere. One of the ways through which companies use technology is through advertising and marketing. Through this‚ companies communicate with consumers‚ mainly creating awareness about their new
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PROTECTING CHILDREN AND THE YOUTH IN THE INTERNET AND THE MOBILE AGE Internet and mobile technology can bring people together who otherwise would never know each other and create a virtual universe with every kind of information imaginable available at your fingertips. Sounds great‚ doesn’t it? Unfortunately‚ the Internet and mobile age has a dark side. It is full of material that is inappropriate for children and all kinds of predators. But because of it the children and youth need not miss out on
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INTERNET ON MODERN YOUTH The content of the current media culture is often blind to a young person’s cultural‚economic and educational background. The concept of a media culture has evolvedowing to the increased volume‚ variety and importance of mediated signs and messagesand the interplay of interlaced meanings. In the world of young people‚ themedia are saturated by popular culture and penetrate politics‚ the economy‚ leisuretime and education. At present‚ the global media culture is a pedagogic
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Probably there are as many definitions of innovation as the number of supposed experts on the field around the world. Reading through my books and papers‚ though‚ I realized that I had no comprehensive list of the many definitions I have ever being in contact with‚ therefore I decided to create one. First of all‚ here is my own definition of innovation: “invention refers to new concepts or products that derive from individual’s ideas or from scientific research. Innovation‚ on the other hand‚ is
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Video games have become one of the favorite past times with children of all ages‚ and even some adults. What is not normally thought about when buying a new game console or game is: Do video games influence a child’s psychological development and make them more aggressive and violent? Do video games affect a child’s grades? These will be some of the topics we will be discussing. Some parents have the concern that video games‚ among other outlets‚ affect their children and cause them to
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likely to give birth to a child who is more aggressive and anti-social. Although music is used for positive growth in some areas‚ in others it portrays a negative message to those who listen to it. Recent studies from the University of South Carolina have shown that children‚ teens and young adults are the most affected by the negative messages given off by today’s music industry. Songs such as “Smack-That” by Akon or “Hoes and Ladies” by T-Pain portray messages that women should be treated
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A STUDY OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG STUDENTS OF SEKOLAH MENENGAH JENIS KEBANGSAAN PEI YUAN‚ KAMPAR YONG SHU QIN A RESEARCH PAPER SUBNITTED IN PARTIAL FUOFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (HONS) PSYCHOLOGY FACULTY OF ART AND SOCIAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN MARCH 2011 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express gratitude for the coaching‚ guidance and input from several special individual. Firstly‚ I would like to thank Ms. Low Sew Kim‚ my supervisor
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POSITIVE and NEGATIVE Effects from Internet [pic][pic] [pic][pic][pic] Group Members : List of Pages Cover and Group members ………………………………………… 1 WHY WE CHOOSE THIS TOPIC ? …………………………………. 3 Internet Nowadays ………………………………………………….. 4 The Positive Effects …………………………………………………… 5 The Negative Effects ………………………………………………….. 7 How to use The Internet Wisely …………………………………….... 9
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International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research 3 (1): 49-74 Internet Addiction among Greek University Students: Demographic Associations with the Phenomenon‚ using the Greek version of Young’s Internet Addiction Test Christos C. Frangos1‚ Constantinos C. Frangos2 and Apostolos P. Kiohos3 Abstract Internet addiction (IA) is a new disorder described in 1996 by the psychologist Kimberly Young. The aim of this paper is to estimate the percentage of IA among Greek university students
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