Sociology Paper

Facebook and Social Networking

American Military University

Crystal Parker

ABSTRACT:

The research project started with the identification of the problem to be studied. This would guide the whole research and provide direction on what to be researched on. In moving on, the objectives of the research were also drafted. This was based on the research questions that were identified earlier. After looking at all these, a research proposal was then drawn bearing lots of things, including the literature reviews, which showed the existing studies on the area of research. The existing studies were also analyzed in relevance to the research. This was to draw the missing links. The missing research links provided, and area for finding out the relevance of the research to provide the area for doing research. In fining the missing links, it was therefore open in drawing the area at which the research will study. Also, the budget for the whole research was drawn. The data analysis method was also sought. The whole study was supposed to be qualitative. Also, the methods for the collection of data were identified. The study used interviews- interviewing old people, in that case. Another method for the collection of data was the usage of records. Written books were also used in drawing information. With the final drawing of the proposal, the final research paper, the report was also written. The time frame of the drawing of the proposal was two weeks and that of the drawing the whole research report was also two weeks. The time frame for the collection of data was three days. The whole project took tone month one week.

Facebook and the social network have become a big impact in this age. In fact it has become a very useful and important platform for accessing the audience. Majority of the audiences can be found in the social network. The youth is mostly hooked up to this social platform with almost all the time spent with friends is face book and other social platform. With this kind of trend, it has also emerged that other social networking site are being developed daily. People with same interests like those of a similar agenda have come up to produce a platform for using the social network to communicate matters of their interests. So adverse are the effects of the social network that the people of the old age have embraced it. The old people have embraced the social networking and the trend is quite promising. However, the generation X have lagged behind in technology so much that they have lost a lot.

THESIS STATEMENT

Facebook is a very popular form of interaction among the social networking sites.

ANALYSIS

Argument:

Facebook is a very popular form of social networking. It is quickly drawing crowds of visitors every month prompting a change in communication. This change subsequently presents that societies are choosing to become part of the widespread Facebook culture for various reasons, such as its well-known chances for keeping in touch with current social circles, reuniting long lost family and friends and expanding prospects of finding new friends.

Supporting Facebook eliminates some of the obstacles that may limit our regularity of communication with people, upholding the geographic changes, social class, busy lifestyles and economic factors that may usually discourage us from regular contact.

Supporting research:

Every day there are 890 million people that log in to Facebook. (Cooke, 2011).

Argument: The use of Facebook and other social networking sites may prove to be useful in areas of Social Capital. Social capital is agile term, determined in this case as different types of communication resources used among the relationships of other people. Social Capital links some important positive effects to our public health and can retain some monetary factors.

Argument:

When Social Capital declines, communities may change into a social condition eventuating into the decline in common events and potentially deliberating suspicion among other individuals. Facebook as a form of social capital may be a helpful contributor, offering societies to learn more about each other in a less intrusive way as the member’s may communicate in the Facebook world based on common interests and important values of interest as we learn of other individuals developments in life and our connections among one another. When we look back at the age of the Digital immigrants, geographic differences, busy lifestyles and keeping ties with old school friends were once an obstacle before the social networking sites grew. Convenience and frequent contact were a distant hope, now Facebook and other social networking sites have gained a break through allowing us to maintain and have more frequent contact with friends and family that could subsequently be an asset to our mental wellbeing. However as a result these Social Capital aspects still need to be looked into, as this theory currently represents that this virtual tool of communication may be acknowledged as inedible for positive effects on individuals, more research is intended for the ultimate outcome.

APPLICATION OF RESEARCH

The source will assist in explaining the technology acceptance model. The source will help to analyze and explain computer usage among individuals. The source will help come up with an estimate of acceptability of social media. The analysis will help to identify the necessary modifications that need to be brought to the social media sites for the purpose of acceptability among users. The source will assist in providing important information regarding the interaction of computer with human life for my critical analysis paper. This will be very important in discussing both the positive and negative impacts that come with computer integration to human life. The source is relevant to my critical analysis paper. The source presents how human character is being affected by the improved technology. This information will be relevant in discussing the emotional impacts and remedies necessary to salvage human beings from the emerging problem.

Conclusion

In conclusion Facebook has eased into our busy lifestyles and for some it has become part of a daily routine. This social networking wonder provides a variety of opportunities, it helps society keep in touch with loved ones that are situated in a geographic distance, it may help individuals reunite with their long lost friend from school, it could erase the cultural differences and judgmental barriers that may usually limit the opportunity of finding a new friend that shares your common interests or it could help you find a new companion. (Cooke, 2011).Facebook is a tool of convenience which is invaluable concerning our busy lifestyles may not be always available. Overall it allows us to experience a connection to one another giving us an understanding that we have similar needs when it comes to communication and acceptance. (Turkle. , 2011).

References

Cooke, T., 2011, Help I’m a Facebookaholic: Inside the Crazy World of Social Networking, John Blake, EBL Ebook Library, viewed 1st February, 2012.

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Turkle, S 2011, Alone Together: Why we expect more from technology & less from each other, Basic Books, USA