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Facebook Effects on the World Today
Millions of people use Facebook every day. Some people use it to see what is going on with their friends or family. There are also others that will just go on to see what their old classmates are up to. There are dangers of Facebook though. Facebook could bring out the jealousy in some, Muise, A., Christofides, E., & Desmarais, S. (2009). Facebook on the other hand could raise self-esteem, Gonzales, A. L., & Hancock, J. T. (2011). Muise, A., Christofides, E., & Desmarais, S. (2009) has said social websites like Facebook could bring out the “green eyed monster of jealousy” in people. I have known people to break up because of what is said on their Facebook page. Some people have also been known to spy on their ex-boyfriend/girlfriend to see what they are doing. If a girlfriend/boyfriend does not like what is being said on a Facebook it could cause a fight in the relationship. Is social websites worth it? On the other hand, with Gonzales, A. L., & Hancock, J. T. (2011) has said that if some people look at their Facebook everyday it could bring up their self-esteem. They did a study and it said that people that not only looked at their Facebook everyday but changed their Facebook profile they would have a high self-esteem. Did these people have a higher self-esteem because they are spending time looking at themselves how others view them? I know that when I personally look at my Facebook I do have a better way to think about myself. Facebook is a great site for cyber bulling. When a teenager says something private on Facebook that teen might get made fun of it. ZAY, S. (2011) said that if the wrong thing is said on Facebook when you go to school the next day it will be all over school. Is this really fair? With social websites does it give teenagers enough alone time or does it just allow others to bully? There will always be different ways to look at everything. As in everything in life Facebook is both bad and good, in its own ways. Sadly, if Facebook was


References: Gonzales, A. L., & Hancock, J. T. (2011). Mirror, Mirror on my Facebook Wall: Effects of Exposure to Facebook on Self-Esteem. CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking, 14(1/2), 79-83. doi:10.1089/cyber.2009.0411 Muise, A., Christofides, E., & Desmarais, S. (2009). More Information than You Ever Wanted: Does Facebook Bring Out the Green-Eyed Monster of Jealousy?. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12(4), 441-444. doi:10.1089/cpb.2008.0263 Lyons, D. (2010). The High Price of Facebook. Newsweek, 155(21/22), 22. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. ZAY, S. (2011). What Sticks & Stones Can 't Do, Facebook Will-and More!. USA Today Magazine, 139(2790), 56-57. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
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