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- Social media ranks among the most important forms of technology
- It has transformed human lives in a variety of ways since it emerged
- The family ranks among the parties that have been most affected by social media
- Overall, social media has both its positive and negative sides
Since the emergence of social media, this communication technological tool has had a conspicuous impact on the behavior of people, their thoughts, relationships, as well as their lifestyles (Madden et al., 2013). Moreover, considering the fact that social media not only facilitates communication between different people all over the world but also acts as an important source of news, platform for giving opinions and sharing moments, a place to meet new friends, and a place where entertainment can be found, it is safe to surmise that its impacts have been far-reaching. Concisely, each of these factors has ended up shifting societal dynamics with respect to societal interaction. While there are various positive implications for families that result from the use of social media, a number of unsavory implications have also been found to occur due to the continued embracement of this technological innovation.
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- Communication forms a critical component of family relations for various reasons
- Before the arrival of social media, families tended to embrace a different approach to communication
- With the arrival of social media, there has been a conspicuous changes in the manner in which people communicate within families today
- In particular, interpersonal relationships have suffered a great deal since social media came
Certainly, communication relates to the primary way through which members of any given family engage one another. Studies centering on family and communication in general have noticed a pattern or transformation in the recent past with respect to the values as well as conducts that typically have an impact on family structures (Fuchs, 2017). Overall, it is clear that communication in families before the arrival of social media was different. The change in family communication patterns can be partly explained through an exploration of the notions of conversation orientation as well as conformity orientation are explored. Researchers have found that these notions rank among the most important beliefs that families tend to have when it comes to communication. Apart from this, the arrival of social media has immensely transformed the manner in which people communicate today, with interpersonal communication said to be the most affected (Przybylski & Weinstein, 2013). Instead of face-to-face interaction, the majority of people continue to opt for mediated communication, which has had a major impact on the manner in which people communicate and engage with each other.
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- Social media can cause several problems in families
- Firstly, social media continues to impede families from having normal, healthy conversations
- Secondly, social media can result in a person’s addiction to social networking sites
- Thirdly, social media has led to poor communication in families
As regards social media’s ability to impede families from having normal, healthy relationships, the continued embracement of text messaging due to social media has resulted in the growing use of abbreviated words that do not have true emotions (Madden et al., 2013). Due to this, family members have been impeded from conveying their true emotions when communicating with others. Further, and as regards addiction to social networking sites, has the potential to bring about severe family issues. More precisely, preoccupation with social networking may come about owing to the fact that family members may fear being left out in case they fail to keep abreast of the ever-transforming technological advancements. Consequently, family members may develop a tendency of leaving all of their important work in favor logging in to social media sites numerous times on a daily basis (Fuchs, 2017). Lastly, to poor communication certainly has the potential to result in relationship problems. Undoubtedly, this is because family members may not be speaking to one another any longer, as they will have developed a preference for talking to individuals online whom they may not even have knowledge of.
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- Fourthly, the use of social media can make a person lazy and obese
- Fifthly, the use of social media can result in children and adolescents being exposed to inappropriate content
- Sixthly, the use of social media by students can result in short attention spans
Being lazy and obese does not represent any good news for a person’s health (Madden et al., 2013). Concisely, as an individual prefers spending their an immense amount of their time online, they may be unable to take part in much-needed physical activity, which is of the utmost imperative for warding off a vast array of health issues. Far from this, family issues as a result of social networking may crop up in situations in which one’s children or adolescents end up being exposed to content that is explicit or meant for adults (Fuchs, 2017). This is particularly concerning because these individuals may not yet be ready for such content. Moreover, studies have shown that social media may be disadvantageous to families in the sense that students who frequent social networking sites may end up having low attention spans. Consequently, they may score poorly when it comes to their academic endeavors (Junco, 2012).
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- The use of social media may result in issues in an individual’s marriage
- Further, the excessive use of social media can have a negative impact on a student’s academic pursuits or a person’s work
- Additionally, the use of social media can place a person at an increased risk of identity theft and damage their reputation
The frequent use of social networking sites by either of the spouse can serious concerns in a relationship. To be precise, either of the spouse may develop a habit of staying awake throughout the night as the chat with people that they barely know (Hawi & Samaha, 2017). The unsavory outcome of this could be cheating and adultery, which may cause even grander issues in the family. In line with the problem of staying awake throughout the night, such habits have been found to pose health concerns. Apart from this, such habits may end up affecting one’s job while a student may not be fresh enough to go to school the next day while those who eventually go to school may spend their time sleeping throughout the day (Fuchs, 2017). Regarding identity theft, if a family member fails to exercise great caution while making use of social media, they may post information that can be used by hackers to steal their identity. Inevitably, if critical information falls on the hands of the wrong individual, it may be used to harm the victim in many ways (Hawi & Samaha, 2017). On the other hand, if a family member posts inappropriate things on social media platforms, they may end up suffering a reputational damage owing to the fact that such posts can be viewed by different parties such as one’s employer, parents, boss, relatives, as well as friends. In the end, one’s reputation may suffer serious harm.
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- The emergence of social media has greatly affected the social context of relationships in various ways
- In particular, social media has enhanced socialization between family members
- Further, family bonding in families has reduced immensely due to use growing use of social media
To begin with, social media has enhanced socialization between family members by ensuring that they can communicate with one another at any given time irrespective of where they are located. As such, family members can now keep up to date with different occurrences, as they can be informed of such happenings as soon as they take place. Further, the impact of social media in terms of the social context of relationships in families is that family bonding has reduced immensely. In the past, families used to relish moments that enhanced their bonds. In particular, family members used to make a great deal of effort to ensure that they were physically present in a variety of family events that aimed to bring individuals together (Barrett & McIntosh, 2015). However, once social media cropped up on the scene, many individuals have remained content with interacting with the rest of their family members online without feeling the urge to gather somewhere so that they can have physical interactions.
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- The use of social media is certainly bound to continue growing
- Overall, it is clear that social media has been a double-edged sword to families, with both benefits and drawbacks
On the one hand, social media has been beneficial to families in many ways including aiding in the connection of family members irrespective of which part of the world a person may be in, aiding individuals in attaining information on various things, aiding children in making swifter decisions, and much more.
On the other hand, the arrival of social media has had a wide range of unsavory implications for families, in particular, in terms of the creation of distance among close members of any given family as well as the breaking of relationships (Fuchs, 2017).
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- Although social media can be helpful in many ways, improper use of the technology can be equally harmful
- Thus, families need to use certain measures in a bid to avoid its pitfalls
- To that end, the first important approach that families need to use relates to limiting the amount of time one spends online
Succinctly, spending too much time online has been found to be among the greatest contributing factors that prevent individuals from spending much-needed quality time with their family members. As such, if individuals can see to it that they spend only moderate amounts of time on social networking sites, they can always set aside significant amounts of time to spend with their family members.
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- Strategy number two: stop comparing oneself with other people or other people’s relationships
Concisely, comparing oneself with other people or other people’s relationships has the potential to result in an individual making the wrong decisions, for instance, spending endless amounts of time on the internet following other people’s lives whom they may not even know. Individuals should be content with how they look while they should also strive to make improvements to their relationships in case they are having problems. In this way, they can prevent themselves from being distracted.
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- Strategy number three: strive to spend adequate amounts of time nurturing one’s relationship with their family members
- Strategy number four: avoid the temptation of using social media to lead a separate life
Succinctly, it is of the utmost imperative that individuals do things that have the potential to result in the creation of closeness in one’s relationships on a regular basis and without being distracted. . Examples of things that individuals need to leave behind when communicating with their relatives are phones. Phones have been found to be among the leading distraction factors when it comes to social media use and has the potential to have a negative impact on interpersonal relationships (Fuchs, 2017). Thus, getting rid of such distraction factors on certain occasions can provide individuals with the opportunity to build strong relationships with members of their family. On the other hand, some people have a tendency of leading different life on social media compared with their actual lives. Unfortunately, such a lifestyle has the potential to cause discord between family members, hence the need for individuals to be forthright in all that they do online (Fuchs, 2017).
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