Modern Socialization Effects On Society

“Affects of Modern Socialization in Society”

Social media is a great advancement in society. However, social media has many positives and negative elements to it. Such as increased social connections, affects on mental health and stress, language skills including nonverbal communication, and emotional states. With each positive of technologies advancements in social communication there is a negative. In other words, social media is like a double edged sword— that when used correctly can be great in battle, but when misused or used for the wrong reasons, can cause harm to the one who wields the weapon. It takes a knowledgeable swordsman to use a sword properly, but a fool to swing it widely, same can be said for technology, if its not used correctly it can be harmful, but used wisely and with careful thought it can lead to many victories and positive outcomes.

Social media has many good qualities to it. It expands connections between people and helps to spread ideas. Technology and social media offers control to its users.

Some of the main ideas that she mentions in her article are, that technology has a positive impact on developing nations, it can offer a person a sense of control, a sense of belonging and can even help to relieve stress. For a person living in a developing nation, under stress, anything that helps aid this is important. Social media helps link us together, creating social bonds and a profound sense of belonging this is good for a person to have. Kelly also mentions that social media has more positive benefits for some than others. A possible reason for this is because some individuals use social media as an organizer, and a tool for communication, where as others use it to fill a void. Essentially, what a person gets out of social media varies, because of what they put into it (Kelly