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TITLE |
Are social networking sites harmful? [electronic resource] / Noah Berlatsky, book editor. |
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IMPRINT |
Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, 2015. |
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DESCRIPTION |
1 online resource (94 p.). |
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SERIES |
At issue. Mass media. |
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SERIES |
Gale eBook. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
1. Social media data collection can lead to violations of privacy / Andre Oboler, Kristopher Welsh, and Lito Cruz -- 2. People are willing to trade less privacy for access to social media / Kent Anderson -- 3. Social media helps to fuel political reform / Serajul I. Bhuiyan -- 4. Authoritarian regimes use social networks for repression / Joel Simon -- 5. Social networks change government in numerous ways, for good and ill / Alexander B. Howard -- 6. Social networking is addictive and can lead to psychological disorders / Larry D. Rosen, Nancy A. Cheever, and L. Mark Carrier -- 7. Can facebook help overcome shyness? / Michael S. Rosenwald -- 8. Selfies are good for girls / Rachel Simmons -- 9. OMG: social media may wreck your kid's writing / Ruth Campbell -- 10. Social media helps students write better / Andrew Simmons. |
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SUMMARY |
Provides a wide range of opinions on a specific social issue. Offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. |
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SUBJECT |
Online social networks. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Internet Resources. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Liberal Studies. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Berlatsky, Noah, editor. |
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LINK |
Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement) |
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ISBN |
9780737776232 (ebk.). |
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