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Teens are heavily influenced by their friends, more so than they are by their parents. They are a variety ways that teens are influenced. These ways include face to face, phones, or social media. Social networks have a negative impact on teen’s life since it may tempt them to smoke or do drugs, affect their self-esteem, and cause narcissism.
Teens are easily enticed by their friends, even though they know that what they are doing is wrong. This is known as peer pressure, and around thirty four of teens have at least one friend who has talked them into posting a picture of themselves drinking or smoking. (Social Networking Sites Impact teen drinking and smoking study finds). This increase is because the combination of peer pressure and an easy place to contact them and to post the picture is enticing enough. In addition, study shows that teens that use the social network Myspace tends to have higher rates of lower scores in school. Around sixty nine percent of admitted to drink and forty one percent admitted to smoke.
Another way that teens may be tempted is through an inferiority complex. Study show that use social networks use it as a place to post pictures of themselves (usually partying) rather than actually talking to their friends. (Social Networking Sites impact teen drinking and smoking study finds). since of all the pictures that are posted of their friends drinking and smoking, teens may feel as though they are missing out in life. In addition they may feel as though their friends have grown up and reached maturity faster and may want to catch up with them.
When people post pictures of themselves to social networks they usually heavily edit the photos by adding filters upon other effects to it. This makes them look mu...

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...ism will continue to rise.
Essentially, despite the fact that people may claim that social networks can bring people together. In this case it does more bad than good, the amount of mental trauma that it can give teens means they shouldn’t be able to use it.

Works Cited

Davidow, Bill. “The Internet ‘Narcissism Epidemic’ Don’t Let Popularity Set Your Standard.” theatlantic.com. Web. 19 Dec. 2013 http://www.theatlantic.com
“Facebook Is bad For You Get a Life.” Economist.com. Web. 19 Dec. 2013 http://www.ecomomist.com
Smith, Aaron. “Social Networks and Depression.” Chicagotribune.com. Web. 19 Dec. 2013 http://www.chicagotribune.com
“Social Networks Good and Bad Impact on Kids.” Sciencedaily.com. Web. 19 Dec. 2013 http://sciencedaily.com
“Social Networking Sites Impact Teen Drinking and Smoking, Study Finds.” Procon.org. Web. 19 Dec. 2013 http://Procon.org

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